1855-C $2.50 MS(PCGS#7775)

1855-C $2.50 MS (PCGS#7775)

The March 2011 Baltimore Auction

详细说明: 1855-C Liberty Quarter Eagle. Winter Variety 1 (16-I), the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). A bright and appealing piece, this near-Mint Quarter Eagle is aglow with even reddish-khaki color. Handling marks are mostly small, wispy and easily overlooked -- a rare attribute in a lightly worn survivor of a Charlotte Mint issue. Sharply struck over the obverse portrait, the reverse exhibits the often-seen softness of detail to the lower portion of the eagle. Produced to the extent of just 3,677 pieces, the 1855-C is the second-rarest Charlotte Mint Two-and-a-Half in terms of total number of coins believed extant (this ranking is per Doug Winter, <em>Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint: 1838-1861</em>, 2008 edition).