1850-D $2 1/2

Description

Undeniably Rare 1850-D Two-and-a-Half, MS 61 NGC

1850-D $2 1/2 MS 61 NGC. Despite its status as the most readily obtainable D-mint quarter eagle from the 1850s, the 1850-D is more difficult to locate in all grades than the "common" deliveries from the 1840s such as the 1845-D, 1846-D, and 1847-D. Actually, the terms "readily obtainable" and "common" do not belong in the description of any D-mint gold coin, especially a Mint State example. Writing in 1997, Winter stated that only one 1850-D quarter eagle was extant in Mint State, and that coin appeared as lot 64 in the Herman Halpern Collection (Stack's, 5/89). The present example, a newcomer to the Condition Census, displays scattered abrasions that preclude the selection of a single pedigree marker. Typically struck for the issue, both sides are bluntly defined over the central highpoints and around the peripheries. Nevertheless, the conditionally rare status of this issue guarantees that this yellow-gold example will have little trouble finding a new home in an advanced gold collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25HJ, PCGS# 7757, GSID# 8363)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 4.18 grams
AGW: 0.12095oz
Mintage: 12,148

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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