1862-S $2-1/2
DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE
PCGS No: 7798
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 8,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±18
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 64.5
grains (4.18 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Superior
Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003,
Lot
3587, sold for $5,060.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1275, illustrated, sold for
$4,370.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 458, illustrated, not sold
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale",
November 20-21, 2000, Lot 216, illustrated, sold for $4,945.00 Purchased from Rowe and Brownlee,
June 25, 1968
NGC AU-53. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 459, illustrated, sold for
$3,105.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-62.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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