1849-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC....

Description

High Grade 1849-D Two and a Half, AU58

1849-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Variety 11-M. High Date, with the 1 in the date nearly touching the bust, the more common of the two obverses for the year. Most of the luster still clings to this marvelous example of one of the rarest quarter eagle issues from the late 1840s. The surfaces are honey-gold, and under a loupe they reveal considerable eye appeal and mostly minor abrasions expected for the grade. A patch of tiny scrapes below STATES OF requires singular mention. A well struck and ultimately pleasing example. This piece would, according to the Condition Census in Winter's 2003 reference, be tied for fifth place with an apparently large number of AU58 pieces (likely including multiple resubmissions). Census: 54 in 58, 13 finer (3/10).(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25HF, PCGS# 7754, GSID# 8361)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 4.18 grams
AGW: 0.12095oz
Mintage: 10,945

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