1856 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS....

Description

Important Premium Gem 1856 Quarter Eagle
Ex: Bass

1856 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. This heavily minted pre-Civil War issue has a handful of pieces above the Gem level in the PCGS Population Report, which increases its importance to the collector who wishes to assemble the ultimate gold type set. This famously pedigreed piece is primarily yellow-gold with only a single, trivial fault below Liberty's chin. The present cataloger sees no need to disagree with the coin's description in Bass II: "A splendid eye-appealing coin with rich, smooth, satiny lustre on obverse and reverse, the latter side challenging perfection." Population: 3 in 66, 1 finer (7/08).
Ex: Purchased from Julian Leidman, 7/28/72; The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part II (10/99), lot 479.(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25J7, PCGS# 7777, GSID# 8278)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 4.18 grams
AGW: 0.12095oz
Mintage: 384,240

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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