1875 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC....

Description

Impressive 1875 Liberty Quarter Eagle, AU58
Only 400 Pieces Struck

1875 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Boasting a minuscule mintage of only 400 pieces, the 1875 quarter eagle is one of the rarest and most desirable issues in American gold coinage. In the Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933, Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth estimate a surviving population of about 50 business strike examples in all grades. Uncirculated examples are very rare, with only six coins certified at both NGC and PCGS combined (3/09). Because of the short production run, the dies did not wear, and all examples seen have prooflike surfaces. One of the earliest auction appearances of this date was in Haseltine's Sixty-Ninth Sale (John W. Haseltine, 6/1883), lot 477, where Haseltine evaluated the coin as "Uncirculated Proof surface."
The present coin is sharply struck, with the usual prooflike fields, and minimal wear on the high points of the design. A few scattered marks are noted on each side, with one shallow, hard-to-see scratch on Liberty's face, all consistent with the grade. Census: 13 in 58, 2 finer (3/09).(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25KS, PCGS# 7822, GSID# 8300)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 4.18 grams
AGW: 0.12095oz
Mintage: 400

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