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Browse Catalogue of Stack's January 2006 Auction Limited to: The Americana Sale → U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) → U. S. Liberty Head Quarter Eagles Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's January 2006 → The Americana Sale → U. S. Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold) → U. S. Liberty Head 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 2891 1844'C' CH AU $5,000.00 Choice About Uncirculated or finer. This boldly yellow-gold coin boasts a truly superior strike with a small planchet lamination in the upper reverse field. Actual circulation must be called minimal, with hairline scratches in the fields to be found with effort. One of 11,622 struck at Charlotte. Only 42 in all grades appear in the Dannreuther-Garrett auction listing, with the present...  more 2892 1844'D' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $3,250.00 Lovely lemon-gold toning over surfaces that are a bit weakly struck in the center. The lustre is excellent and the surfaces are well preserved but for a deep scuff through the first 'A' of AMERICA on the reverse. A very difficult date to acquire since only 17,332 pieces were minted. 2893 1845'D' AU $3,500.00 About Uncirculated. Deep yellow-gold lustre shows a trace of red. Bold 'D' mintmark touches both arrow feathers and '1' of the fraction. This pleasing coin is one of 19,460 struck at Dahlonega, and shows little of the softness at the centers noted by Akers. This is a distinctly better-than-average example of this Branch Mint date, virtually unobtainable in full Mint State. PCGS AU50. 2894 1848'D' CH EF $5,000.00 Choice Extremely Fine. Much pale lustre congregates around the high rims, wear is generally light but three contact marks will be found on Liberty's face. This appealing coin is one of only 15,771 struck and represents a median grade for the date among surviving examples. PCGS XF45. 2895 1850'O' CH AU $800.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Deep greenish-gold toning over weakly struck surfaces which is typical for this date. The weakness shows in the hair curls and the corresponding area on the reverse which is the shield and the eagle's neck and legs. The lustre is good, which gives this coin a decent appearance. 2896 1851'O' Repunched Date. Breen 6214 AU $750.00 About Uncirculated. Strong repunching is noted at the first '1' and the '51' of the date. Shimmering, orange-gold mint lustre joins light circulation on this coin's even, very appealing surfaces. 2897 1852 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $260.00 - nearly Choice. Light gold and quite frosty in its lustre, this original, very attractive specimen exhibits a bold strike on both sides. Overzealous die polishing by mint technicians has nearly effaced the vertical stripes in eagle's shield. 2898 1852 AB EF $160.00 About Extremely Fine. Pale yellow-gold surfaces exhibit a touch of lustre in the protected areas. 2899 1853 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $170.00 - or nearly so. Pale greenish-gold toning over lightly hairlined surfaces. Still has a decent appearance for the grade. 2900 1853 AU $260.00 Extremely Fine, nearly Choice save for a pinscratch on Liberty's jaw; 1902 About Uncirculated. Nice crisp strike. Minute dig on right edge. 2 pieces. 2901 1855 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $320.00 - or virtually so with respect to wear. Frosty yellow gold surfaces are framed by rims that exhibit evidence of skillful past smoothing. 2902 1856'S' AU $850.00 About Uncirculated. Decent lustre under orange-gold toning. The strike is adequate with just some weakness on the eagle's neck. A scarce date with only 72,120 pieces struck, very few of which survive with as much eye appeal as the present example. 2903 1857 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $280.00 A lustrous example that is a bit weakly struck in the hair above the eye and the corresponding reverse area. No major marks to mention. A decent example of this middle early date. PCGS MS61. 2904 1857'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $7,000.00 - or finer. A meticulous strike results in partial obverse wire rim, and the glowing yellow surfaces are amazingly free of troubling marks. Mint records show a relatively small mintage of 69,200, only a small percentage of which survives for today's collectors. The 10-year Dannreuther-Garrett auction record shows only 23 appearances of this desirable date, of which only four were in any...  more 2905 1857'S' AU $1,250.00 About Uncirculated. A scarce date exhibiting strong copper patina over moderately lustrous fields. An interesting and desirable example of a pre-Civil War gold piece. The typical light circulation marks do not detract from the interesting patina and are consistent with the grade. 2906 1859'D' CH AU $6,500.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Devices and legends are boldly struck and crisply defined for coins of this branch mint. Rich, orange-gold toning is supplanted by abundant mint frost in the fields, in the devices and in the areas around the legends. Proportionally, more 1859'D' Quarter Eagles are available in high grade, perhaps because they were saved as the final emission of this denomination...  more 2907 1872 Choice Brilliant Proof CH BR PF $10,000.00 Glorious reflective mirror fields provide bold splendid two-tone cameo contrast to the finely frosted reliefs. This glittering coin is one of 30 Proofs struck, of which a decidedly smaller number survive today. The actual rarity may be gauged from the 10-year Dannreuther-Garrett auction record, which shows only seven appearances, two in Choice. 2908 1873 Open 3. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $160.00 Tiny claret spot reverse shield. Crisp, straw-gold. 2909 1873'S' Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $10,000.00 - approaching the status of Gem. Sharply struck with the arrow feather piercing the top of the San Francisco mintmark. One of 27,000 struck. Only 20 examples appeared at auction over a decade, according to the 10-year Dannreuther-Garrett auction record, and just two of these were the equal of this exceptional piece and none graded higher. PCGS MS64. 2910 1878 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $300.00 A lustrous example that has a good strike and not too many detracting marks. A nice coin for the grade. 2911 1883 Gem Brilliant Proof GEM BR PF $12,000.00 Marvelous cameo contrast is created by the deepest red-gold mirror fields and richly frosted devices that assure jewel-like visual quality and appeal. This date saw a notably small business strike mintage of 1,920 pieces, and only 82 Proofs, assuring vigorous collector pursuit over the next 122 years. The number of survivors is surely suggested by the Dannreuther-Garrett record of only...  more 2912 1889 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $2,200.00 Immaculate surfaces are awash in flawless silky lustre. A rare date with only 17,600 business strikes minted. 2913 1899 Choice Brilliant Proof CH BR PF $4,000.00 At first glance this dazzling, mirror-field jewel is an unquestioned Cameo example of a Proof mintage of only 150 pieces. Closest scrutiny under a glass will discover one or two minute marks of essentially microscopic proportions that keep this coin from higher grade classification. 2914 1899 Brilliant Proof BR PF $1,300.00 An attractive example from this small Proof mintage with deeply gleaming mirror fields and meticulous devices. A glass reveals obverse mishandling, scratches in the field and a patch of hairlines behind Liberty's neck. The reverse is fully Choice. 2915 1899 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $220.00 This pale frosty example has a sharp strike. A few light hairlines do not distract. 2916 1900 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $850.00 A handsome example; 1901 Brilliant Uncirculated. Lemony-yellow and orange. Pleasing lustre. 2 pieces. 2917 1901 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $850.00 - virtually Gem. Richly glowing, frosty amber gold lustre is the defining factor of this coin's eye appeal. Devices are well struck on this specimen that is just a hair's breadth from Gem. 2918 1903 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $1,700.00 Blazing mint brightness of a bold quality seldom seen fires this virtual Gem. 2919 1903 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $1,500.00 - virtually Gem condition. A worthwhile example, with original surfaces displaying natural, mottled patina. 2920 1903 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $280.00 - or better, but for a few copper stains on the obverse. Page 1 of 2  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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