LOT #5231 |
Sold on Oct 8, 1999 for: Not Sold
1849 25C
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Sold on Oct 8, 1999 for:
Not Sold Description
1849 25C MS 63 NGC. Rising silver prices during the heyday of the California Gold Rush led to widespread melting that claimed many of the Philadelphia Mint's 340,000 1849-dated quarters. An underappreciated condition rarity, the present specimen displays beautiful, original patina that limits the visual impact of the scattered contact marks that pepper both the obverse and the reverse. Soft lilac-apricot patina blankets both sides and yields to russet-blue shades about the devices and peripheries. Modestly reflective, the nicely defined surfaces betray trivial striking incompleteness on the tops of the eagle's wings that hardly inhibit the overall eye appeal. Since NGC and PCGS combined report only 8 examples in MS 63 with a scant 7 finer (6/99), Seated quarter specialists would be wise to take full advantage of the fleeting opportunity that this lot represents.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23T2, PCGS# 5413, GSID# 5119)
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.68 grams
ASW: 0.19329oz
Mintage: 340,000
Auction Info
1999 E-Fair Signature Sale #211 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 1999
8th
Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 6
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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