1869-S $2.50 AU53 认证号18458471, PCGS号7810

29,500 minted

Ron Guth

Most (perhaps all) examples of this date utilize an Old Reverse ("Hub of 1840-1858").  Please report any New Reverse examples.

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David Akers (1975/88)

Scarce as a date and very rare above EF. In fact, out of 62 auction appearances in our 226 catalogue auction survey, only 10 pieces were graded AU or Unc. by the cataloguers. Most specimens I have seen were very bluntly struck and have relatively little detail on the hair around liberty's face or on the eagle's right leg and neck. It is probably a hundred times as rare as any late date quarter eagle in unc. and so the 1869-S, like so many other quarter eagles, is grossly undervalued, particularly in choice condition. If you were to go out and attempt to buy a half dozen choice 1869-S quarter eagles, even if price were no object, I feel certain that you would come up far short of your goal.