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1839 $2 1/2

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-4. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,920 05/07/2025
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU55 NGC. 55 HA 4,200 05/02/2025
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 PCGS. 58 HA 8,100 02/28/2025
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1. Rarity-4. AG-3 (PCGS). 3 Stacks Bowers 660 11/26/2024
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. EF-45 (NGC). 45 Stacks Bowers 2,280 08/17/2024
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 NGC. 58 HA 4,320 08/16/2024
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, MS61 PCGS. 61 HA 11,100 08/14/2024
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 NGC. 53 HA 3,360 05/10/2024
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. EF-45 (PCGS). 45 Stacks Bowers 2,880 03/28/2024
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. AU-55 (NGC). 55 Stacks Bowers 3,840 08/18/2023
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 PCGS. 53 HA 3,120 12/16/2022
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. MS-62 (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 28,800 08/25/2022
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 NGC. 58 HA 5,280 01/14/2022
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU58 NGC. The only die variety of the year, showing the 8 in the date minutely repunched below the l 58 HA 4,800 12/15/2021
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. EF-40 (NGC). 40 Stacks Bowers 1,800 11/10/2021
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4 AU50 NGC. An underappreciated Classic Head gold issue, struck from a single die pair, with the 8 repu 50 HA 2,640 10/13/2021
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, VF35 PCGS. Lightly worn with pleasing wheat-gold patina. An old pinscratch in the lower left obverse 35 HA 1,140 10/04/2021
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. HM-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. AU Details--Cleaned (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,680 06/16/2021
    1839 $2 1/2 PCGS MS61 ex: D.L. Hansen 61 David Lawrence Rare Coins 13,525 05/24/2021
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, AU53 PCGS. 53 HA 3,840 10/14/2020
    1839 $2 1/2 HM-1, R.4, MS61 NGC. 61 HA 6,625 09/18/2020
    1839 $2 1/2 Fine 15 NGC. NGC Census: (0/102). PCGS Population: (0/110). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 15. Mintage 15 HA 690 05/20/2020
    1839 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Breen-6148, HM-1, R.3. 61 HA 7,200 04/24/2020
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. McCloskey-1, the only known dies. AU-53 (PCGS). 53 Stacks Bowers 2,640 03/20/2020
    1839 $2 1/2 MS60+ NGC. Repunched 8, Variety 21, R.3. 60 HA 5,760 02/21/2020
    1839 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 58 HA 4,080 02/21/2020
    1839 $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 53 HA 2,880 02/21/2020
    1839 $2 1/2 -- Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. AU Details. CDN: $2,700 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 27,021 50 HA 1,440 09/08/2019
    1839 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 61 HA 9,000 09/05/2019
    1839 $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 58 HA 4,440 08/16/2019
    1839 $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 53 HA 2,760 08/16/2019
    1839 $2.5 NGC XF45 45 David Lawrence Rare Coins 2,000 06/17/2019
    1839 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 61 HA 10,213 04/26/2019
    1839 $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 50 HA 3,840 04/26/2019
    1839 $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 45 HA 1,740 08/14/2018
    $2.50 1839 PCGS MS61 61 Legend 10,575 05/17/2018
    1839 $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS Secure. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 62 HA 19,800 04/26/2018
    1839 $2 1/2 PCGS/CAC AU58 58 David Lawrence Rare Coins 7,255 04/02/2018
    1839 $2 1/2 NGC AU58 58 David Lawrence Rare Coins 4,122 04/02/2018
    $2.50 1839 NGC AU58 58 Legend 4,230 12/14/2017
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. McCloskey-1, the only known dies. EF-45 (PCGS). 45 Stacks Bowers 2,040 11/10/2017
    1839 NGC AU-55 55 Scotsman 3,565 07/21/2017
    1839 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 58 HA 3,878 07/09/2017
    1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. AU Details--Cleaning (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,175 06/14/2017
    1839 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 61 HA 11,750 06/11/2017
    1839 $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 58 HA 4,700 04/06/2017
    1839 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 58 HA 7,050 09/12/2016
    1839 $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 45 HA 3,290 09/11/2016
    1839 $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. CAC. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 61 HA 16,450 08/14/2016
    1839 $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. Breen-6148, Variety 21, R.3. 58 HA 7,638 08/14/2016
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 7698
      Coin Date: 1839
      Denomination (Short): $2 1/2
      Denomination (Long): $2.50 Gold
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% gold; 10% silver & copper
      Mintage: 27,021
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Classic head gold quarter eagle
      Coinage Years: 1834-1839
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 18.2
      Fineness: 0.8992
      Weight (Grams): 4.18
      Designer: William Kneass
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: Liberty is seen with a formal, or classic, hair style, facing left with 13 stars around the periphery and the date centered at the bottom.
      Reverse Description: An eagle with wings fully spread with a ribbon above its head bearing the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery with "2 1/2 D." written as a fraction appears at the bottom.
      PCGS #: 7698
      NGC ID: E2MR
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