1856-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC....

Description

Elusive Near-Mint 1856-C Quarter Eagle

1856-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Variety 17-J. 1856 was one of the years in which the lowly and little-respected quarter eagle denomination was produced at five different U.S. mints, including the Mother Mint in Philadelphia; the original branch mints of New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega; and the fledgling San Francisco Mint, which had opened only two years previously. The 1856-C quarter eagle is seldom offered, however, and the coins were poorly struck on roughly made planchets. This piece is no exception, but it does show copious luster remaining on orange-gold surfaces, and there is only a sprinkling of tiny post-strike abrasions. Census: 23 in 58, 13 finer (7/08).(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25J8, PCGS# 7778, GSID# 8378)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 4.18 grams
AGW: 0.12095oz
Mintage: 7,913

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