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1857 1/2 LIBERTY HEAD GOLD QUARTER EAGLE, PCGS MS63, CONDITIONALLY SCARCE

1857 1/2 LIBERTY HEAD GOLD QUARTER EAGLE, PCGS MS63, CONDITIONALLY SCARCE

$ 910.8

Availability: 100 in stock

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Strike Type: Business

Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1933

Certification Number: 38024967

Year: 1857

Mint Location: Philadelphia

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Modified Item: No

Certification: PCGS

Grade: MS 63

Composition: Gold

Denomination: .50

Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated

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Description

1857 1/2 Liberty Head Gold Quarter Eagle
PCGS graded MS63
Walter Breen in his "Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. And Colonial Coins" pg 498, number 6239, states, Minor positional vars.; one with traces of re-punching on the 1, and round hollow atop second shield stripe (center punch in hub?)". The re-punching of the 1 in the date consists of a very, very small tick below the upper serif and a slightly thicker lower left serif.
Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933" asserts, "Uncirculated examples of the 1857 quarter eagle become scarce starting at the MS60 level. Choice and gem coins are offered very infrequently."
PCGS/NGC graded population 785
Mintage 214,130
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