1855-C $2.50 MS(PCGS#7775)

1855-C $2.50 MS (PCGS#7775)

The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale

详细说明: 1855-C Liberty Quarter Eagle. Winter Variety 1 (16-I), the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). A well-known rarity in the classic Southern gold series, the 1855-C Quarter Eagle entered the annals of numismatic history with a paltry mintage of just 3,677 pieces. Writing in the 2008 book <em>Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint: 1838-1861</em>, Doug Winter asserts that only 85-105 examples have survived in all grades. Such a limited total confirms the 1855-C as the rarest Charlotte Mint Two-and-a-Half after only the 1843-C Small Date.<br />     Combining both condition rarity and absolute rarity, this near-Mint survivor reveals only light wear to mostly khaki-orange features. The strike is otherwise bold (especially by the standards of this issue) and wanes appreciably only on the reverse over the lower half of the eagle. There are no individually mentionable abrasions, and wispy handling marks are somewhat concealed by a bit of pale-silver tinting in and around the centers. A very challenging issue that is always regarded as a highlight of any sale in which an example is included.