Liberty Quarter Eagles
1856-S $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. Although more than 72,000 quarter eagles were struck at San Francisco in 1856, this issue was heavily circulated in commerce. Mint State survivors are rare in any grade. This accessible MS61 coin displays a sharp strike and satiny yellow-gold luster with minor field chatter that limits the grade. Thin rim cuds are developing along the upper-left obverse border, and a small planchet defect appears below the eagle's left (facing) wing. Population: 7 in 61, 15 finer (9/17).
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