1846-C $2 1/2

Description

1846-C MS 62 PCGS. Extremely well struck with full detail on the obverse and reverse. Both sides have a grainy type of luster that is slightly reflective when the coin is tilted toward a light source. A light orange-gold coloration covers the surfaces and there are no noticeable abrasions. A very important coin and certainly one of the highlights of the North Georgia Collection's date run of Charlotte quarter eagles.
There are 4 or 5 Mint State 1846-C quarter eagles known. The finest is an NGC MS 63 in a Nevada Collection that is ex: Elrod, Eliasberg: 137, John Clapp, and David Wilson (Samuel Chapman, March 1907): 200. The Paul Dingler Collection contains a PCGS MS 63; and a coin graded MS 63 or thereabouts is in a private collection and was last lot 992 in Steve Ivy's July 1979 Henry Herrman Collection Sale. The coin presently offered for sale is the fourth finest known and it was earlier lot 1385 in Stack's December 1994 sale of the R.T. Wilder Collection, where it realized $14,850; it was earlier lot 243 in New Netherland's November 1956 sale.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25H2, PCGS# 7741, GSID# 8351)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 4.18 grams
AGW: 0.12095oz
Mintage: 4,808

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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