1887 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS....

Description

Pretty 1887 Quarter Eagle, MS63
Low-Mintage P-Mint Rarity

1887 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. The 1887 quarter eagle hails from a string of unheralded low-mintage issues of the denomination in the 1860s through mid-1890s, a period when the nation's mints were largely concentrating on other denominations of more significance, both larger and smaller. The 1887 saw a stingy production of only 6,160 coins, and today most certified examples grade only about AU58. The surfaces are unsurprisingly prooflike on this pretty orange-gold piece, which under a loupe reveals the tiny abrasions that prevent an even finer grade. This MS63 example is one of 16 pieces so graded at PCGS, with 13 finer (8/08).(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25LB, PCGS# 7839, GSID# 8312)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 4.18 grams
AGW: 0.12095oz
Mintage: 6,160

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