1839-D $2.50 HM-1 MS(PCGS#764932)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5023

等级

MS62

价格

289,577

详细说明

Mint State 1839-D Quarter Eagle Rarity HM-1, Strong Branch 1839-D Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, Winter 1-B. Rarity-5. Strong Branch, Berry. MS-62 (PCGS). Die Variety:HM-1, Winter 1-B. Obverse 1: The only 1839-D obverse die in the Classic Head quarter eagle series, with the D mintmark over the left side of the digit 3 in the date and stars 1 and 8 repunched. Reverse L: Appearing only in the 1839-D HM-1 pairing, this die is distinguishable from the only other reverse of the issue by a strong branch stem and the presence of a berry in the branch. Die Emission Sequence: HM-1 follows HM-2 in the die emission sequence for the 1839-D quarter eagle issue. Die State: Representing the typical state of the 1839-D HM-1 dies, this piece exhibits clash marks from the azure lines of the shield within Liberty's ear on the obverse. There are two cracks on the reverse: from the border through the second letter T in STATES to the eagle's head, and along the base of the letters in the word UNITED into the field before the eagle's right wing tip. Estimated Surviving Population for the Variety: 65 coins in all grades (per Daryl J. Haynor, 2020), or 30% of extant 1839-D Classic Head quarter eagles. Strike: Impressively sharp for both the issue and the die pairing, the obverse is fully rendered and the reverse exhibits just a touch of softness at the junction of the eagle's right wing and the upper left edge of the shield. All other features on the reverse are bold to crisp. Surfaces: Rich honey-orange color blankets both sides of this lovely example. Lustrous surfaces are satin to softly frosted. Scattered handling marks are commensurate with the assigned grade, the most useful for provenance purposes a light graze in the upper left obverse field before Liberty's forehead. Commentary: The rarer of the two varieties known, Doug Winter (2013) estimates that only 5,500 of the 13,674 pieces reported for this mintage were from this die pairing. Of course, the 1839-D quarter eagle as an issue is rare in all Mint State grades. This Condition Census offering from the Virginian Collection is earmarked for another advanced gold cabinet. It is an exceptional survivor from the Dahlonega Mint's first quarter eagle mintage, one that was preserved with an unusual degree of care for an early date pre-Civil War era Southern gold coin. Provenance: From the Daryl J. Haynor Virginian Collection. The plate coin for the 1839-D HM-1 variety in the 2020 Haynor reference on Classic Gold coinage. PCGS Population (both die marriages of the issue): 9; 5 finer (MS-64 finest). PCGS# 764932. NGC ID: 25G5. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.