1857-O $2 1/2 AU58 NGC....

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1857-O Quarter Eagle, AU58
Last O-Mint Quarter Eagle

1857-O $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. An example from the last year of quarter eagle production at the New Orleans Mint, made at a time when collecting coins by mintmark was all but unknown: That practice would not take hold until the 1893 of Augustus Heaton's seminal Mint Marks reference. Accordingly 1857-O quarter eagles, produced to the extent of only 34,000 pieces, are rare and elusive in Mint State. This piece boasts a bold strike on the obverse, with some reverse weakness on the left (facing) eagle's wing. The orange-gold surfaces show only scant evidence of circulation.(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25JE, PCGS# 7784, GSID# 8383)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 4.18 grams
AGW: 0.12095oz
Mintage: 34,000

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