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Browse Catalogue of Stack's January 2005 Auction Limited to: The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) Page 1 of 6  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) → Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagles Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3139 1802/1 Breen 4 (R-4). 13 Star Reverse. Very Choice to Gem Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH to GEM BU $80,000.00 Here is a jewel-like Gold coin of the earliest U.S. design, enriched by lustre of a quality virtually unknown. Strike is exceptionally full with only a trace of adjustment marks on the obverse. Stars are arranged 8x5, the tiny '2' shows traces of an underlying '1' of unusual clarity. Reverse shows 13 stars over the eagle in an arc pattern, a leaf is firmly joined to the base of 'I'....  more 3140 1805 Br.1. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $11,500.00 Here is a glittering example of the sole variety of this decidedly rare year, characterized by a distinctive obverse with stars arranged 7x6. One of only 1,781 struck. All stars, Liberty's turban-like cap and hair, eagle's feathers and talons are very crisply detailed, as is the beaded outer border on either side. Careful study under a glass reveals subtle traces of a cleaning long ago,...  more 3141 1805 Br.1 AU $12,000.00 A second. About Uncirculated. Here is wonderfully bright yellow-gold specimen featuring prooflike fields and light wear to the devices. The reverse actually exhibits a trifle less wear than the obverse on this attractive survivor of a small production of just 1,781 pieces. A tiny rim bruise near the 7th obverse star and some angular adjustment marks at the upper reverse combine to hallmark...  more 3142 1807 Br.1 (R-3) EF to AU $5,200.00 Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated in actual terms of wear. Rich, yellow-gold surfaces exhibit hints of deeper orange in the lustrous, protected areas of the devices, especially on the reverse. The surfaces, particularly on the obverse, have been noticeably hairlined, and Miss Liberty's cheek has been smoothed in an attempt to remove marks that had been in that area. Additional inspection...  more Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) → U. S. Capped Bust Left Quarter Eagles Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3143 1808 Br.1. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $90,000.00 - and on the very cusp of Choice. This coin is an astonishingly high quality example, somewhat prooflike example of the only date and of Engraver John Reich's single die pair for this one-year only major type. A tiny mint-made planchet intrusion at the right obverse rim serves to hallmark this awesome piece. The German-born engraver used Half Dime number and letter punches for this design, of...  more 3144 1808 B.1-A. EF $40,000.00 The only variety of the year. Extremely Fine. A decent central strike. Rich mustard-yellow toning bathes surfaces that retain a significant amount of mint lustre despite even circulation wear. Design motifs are crisply struck and very strongly defined, while the rims are a trifle soft, as is usual for this type. No major marks or other detractions are noted that would somehow affect the value of this...  more Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) → U. S. Capped Head Left Quarter Eagles Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3145 1824/1 Br.1 (R-4). Brilliant Uncirculated BU $19,000.00 The top serif of the '1' shows clearly through the top loop of the '4' on this bold overdate. Bright lustre covers both sides, a glass finds a concentrated patch of polish behind Liberty's head. Simply stated, this open-collar date is rare from any perspective with only 2,600 struck. The overall strike is quite bold, although the eagle's left leg is typically a trifle weak as Breen pointed...  more 3146 1829 Br.1. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $40,000.00 This specimen of the first date of Closed Collar coinage boasts magnificently prooflike fields and finely frosted devices for wholly extraordinary visual quality. A few hairlines can be located with a glass. One of 3,403 struck, lowest mintage of this six-year major type and undoubtedly one of the finest examples still in existence after 173 years. This coin's spectacular reflectivity...  more Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) → U. S. Classic Head Quarter Eagles Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3147 1834 Plain 4. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $25,000.00 - with very strong claims to a higher grade. Small Head, Large Arrowheads variety. Fields are watery ponds of pure reflectivity, while the central devices and legends are frosty and toned a beautiful yellow-gold hue. This cameo contrast in fact lends this superb specimen the initial look of a Proof, and in fact it is not inconceivable that Proof strikings also emanated from these very...  more 3148 1834 Plain 4. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $5,000.00 A second. Here is a bright yellow-gold example that is drenched in frosty lustre. Magnification locates a few light hairlines of no detriment. A beautiful coin, with somewhat Prooflike fields, that is in a much higher state of preservation than is usually found. 3149 1834 Plain 4. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $2,200.00 - or virtually so. A third. Flashy, prooflike surface remains around the stars, legends and most protected areas of the devices. Extremely well struck and toned a pleasing light orange-gold color, this high quality coin will surely please its new owner. 3150 1834 Plain 4 EF $550.00 A fourth. Extremely Fine with plenty of mint lustre still remaining. Well struck with nice surfaces. A decent example of this type coin. 3151 1834 Plain 4 AU $700.00 A fifth. About Uncirculated. Breen 6140, the ''Booby Head'' type. A hint of wear is barely noticeable on the hair strands above the ear. Otherwise, pleasing mint lustre makes this coin worthy of a strong bid. ANACS AU50. 3152 1835 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $15,000.00 Gem in all but name. Breath-taking pale yellow-gold lustre saturates both sides of this extraordinary coin. A glass finds a trace of weakness over Liberty's ear, but the reverse is exceptionally precise in feather and leaf detail. Beyond doubt, this glowing gold coin is among the finest known of this historic date. PCGS MS64. 3153 1836 Script 8 CH AU $650.00 Choice About Uncirculated. A distinctive amber glow highlights problem-free surfaces. A nice example of this type. NGC AU53. 3154 1836 Block 8 VF to EF $400.00 Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Lemon gold surfaces reveal evidence of problem-free circulation. 3155 1839'C' Winter dies 3-C. CH AU $8,500.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Luminescent yellow-gold lustre fills the fields and devices, while deeper amber-gold hues fill the protected areas in and around the devices of this very well preserved specimen. Well struck for the issue, with the usual central weakness noted at the centers. '39' in date is boldly repunched, and the dies are extensively cracked on both sides of this specimen of just...  more 3156 1839'C' Winter dies 3-C. AU $8,000.00 A second. About Uncirculated. Even olive-gold surfaces are aglow with frosty mint lustre in the protected areas of the legends and devices. Very well struck for this Charlotte mint issue and featuring high, knife-edge rims. Dies are not in as late a state as the Choice AU specimen above, but they are rotated a bit out of normal ''coin turn.'' Here is another opportunity to acquire a...  more 3157 1839'O' EF $650.00 Extremely Fine. Glossy light gold surfaces show the effects of a past light cleaning. Here is overall a very acceptable specimen of this only New Orleans mint emission featuring the Classic Head type. Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) → U. S. Liberty Head Quarter Eagles Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3158 1840'C' CH AU $5,000.00 Choice About Uncirculated. A simply splendid specimen featuring light greenish-gold surfaces that host abundant lustre in the fields, especially in the most protected areas in and around the devices and legends. Well struck, with full details evident on Miss Liberty and the eagle, and even the radials to the stars are clearly visible under magnification. Struck on a very high quality planchet...  more 3159 1842'C' AU $4,750.00 About Uncirculated. This coin represents an exceptionally high grade for a Charlotte date to which Akers assigned the average grade of Very Fine. Pale yellow gold surfaces complement a typical Southern Branch Mint strike. One of only 6,729 struck, and in a higher grade than the James A. Stack example that was described as nearly Extremely Fine. PCGS AU50. 3160 1843'C' Small Date (Crosslet 4) CH AU $6,500.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Significant lustre is especially bold around the reliefs and across the lower obverse, 'C' is high and its tip is lost in the arrow feather. The obverse shows an advanced die crack from rim to bust point, heralding the severe die break that came not long after the striking of this coin. Here is an exciting grade for a date given an average grade of Choice Very...  more 3161 1843'D' Small 'D' CH AU $4,250.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Frosty fields and well struck devices are characteristic of this date, making it a good representative from the Dahlonega mint, which is better known for its poor strikes and lustre. Rich orange-gold surfaces are free from all but the most minor of handling marks. Struck from Winter's variety 4-D, featuring the small mintmark. Just 36,209 pieces were coined of...  more 3162 1843'O' Small Date (Crosslet 4) AU $650.00 About Uncirculated and a splendidly original amber gold example with iridescent coppery tones at the obverse peripheries and reverse centers. Well struck peripheries, soft centers as is usual for this issue. 3163 1845'D' CH AU $5,500.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Luscious green-gold surfaces exhibit quite a bit of richer orange-gold toning. Lustre is above average and quite frosty for the issue and is essentially intact in the fields, except for the areas where light friction is in evidence. Circulation tics are minimal and quite minor in general, making this decently struck example from this branch mint a highly desirable...  more 3164 1845'D' AU $1,800.00 A second. About Uncirculated. A good example of this low mintage Dahlonega issue. Only 19,460 were struck. This piece is light yellow gold in color. The surfaces are disturbed by just a few signs of circulation, including a shallow scratch in the lower right obverse field. 3165 1845'O' EF $600.00 Extremely Fine. A typically struck example with some weakness in the central area. A frosty coin that exhibits no major detractions. A very scarce date that has a mintage of a mere 4,000 pieces. 3166 1851 VF $110.00 Very Fine. Pale yellow-gold surfaces are enhanced by rich amber tones in the protected areas. Minor contact as expected for the grade is noted. 3167 1852 CH AU $160.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Light orange-gold toned surfaces enjoy abundant mint frost in the fields and protected areas. 3168 1852 AU $155.00 A second. About Uncirculated. A pleasing specimen with rich frosty lustre in the protected areas. Page 1 of 6  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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