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Liberty Quarter Eagles
1855-C $2 1/2 MS64 NGC. Variety 1. A paltry mintage of 3,677 quarter eagles was accomplished by the Charlotte Mint in 1855. That total is the smallest from the North Carolina facility for any individual date in the series, bested only by the 1843-C Small Date coins. Probably around 100 1855-C two and a half dollar gold pieces are extant.
Doug Winter wrote in a 2009 article: "There are two really great pieces accounted for: the Bass coin and an example in a private collection graded MS64 by NGC and owned by dealer Harry Laibstain back around 2000-2001." This Choice representative is the second finest known example of the date behind the Harry Bass coin, graded MS65 by NGC. That coin realized $97,750 in our 2012 FUN Signature sale, lot 4762. This near-Gem ranks not only among the finest examples of this key date, but among all Charlotte quarter eagles. It has not been publicly offered since our Permanent Auction Archives were established in 1993. We suspect it will be the subject of tremendous interest from branch mint gold specialists.
Bright rose-gold surfaces appear on each side of this outstanding quarter eagle. The upper stars and the eagle's legs and talons are incompletely struck, as always. However, Liberty's curls show strong detail, as do the olive leaves. Luminous luster flows over semireflective, minimally abraded fields. Practically impossible to upgrade. Census: 1 in 64, 1 finer (10/16).
From The Soluna Collection.
1855-C $2 1/2 MS64 NGC. Variety 1. A paltry mintage of 3,677 quarter eagles was accomplished by the Charlotte Mint in 1855. That total is the smallest from the North Carolina facility for any individual date in the series, bested only by the 1843-C Small Date coins. Probably around 100 1855-C two and a half dollar gold pieces are extant.
Doug Winter wrote in a 2009 article: "There are two really great pieces accounted for: the Bass coin and an example in a private collection graded MS64 by NGC and owned by dealer Harry Laibstain back around 2000-2001." This Choice representative is the second finest known example of the date behind the Harry Bass coin, graded MS65 by NGC. That coin realized $97,750 in our 2012 FUN Signature sale, lot 4762. This near-Gem ranks not only among the finest examples of this key date, but among all Charlotte quarter eagles. It has not been publicly offered since our Permanent Auction Archives were established in 1993. We suspect it will be the subject of tremendous interest from branch mint gold specialists.
Bright rose-gold surfaces appear on each side of this outstanding quarter eagle. The upper stars and the eagle's legs and talons are incompletely struck, as always. However, Liberty's curls show strong detail, as do the olive leaves. Luminous luster flows over semireflective, minimally abraded fields. Practically impossible to upgrade. Census: 1 in 64, 1 finer (10/16).
From The Soluna Collection.