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1796 $2.50 Bust. No Stars NCS About Unc

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1796 $2.50 Bust. No Stars NCS About Unc
<b>1796 &#36;2.50 Capped Bust. No stars. NCS graded Details of About Unc Obverse Repaired and Improperly Cleaned.</b> A desirable one-year Type of this key 1796 issue with resilient surfaces that have bounced back nicely from the cleaning and moderate &#34;repairs&#34; made to it. From center to periphery, the coin is generally well struck with just a hint of weakness at a few places.

Of the 963 pieces believed to have been minted, it has been estimated by David Akers, a scholar on the subject of early U.S. gold, that perhaps as few as 30 to 40 survive today, although other estimates are even lower, perhaps in the range of 15 to 20 pieces; high-enders point to a survival ratio that challenges the 100 mark. Regardless of which estimate is chosen, the 1796 quarter eagle is famous as one of the most hard to get hold of and one of the most sought-after early American gold coins. Most extant specimens are in grades from Very Fine to Extremely Fine, and many like this piece, have problems of one sort or another. The starless obverse field gives the coin a cameo-like quality. Complicating the difficulty of grading and comparing listings of quarter eagles of this design is the general practice to grade these pieces liberally, and also the high rate of resubmissions to grading services. With the 1796 no-stars quarter eagle -- more than for other design types in the denomination -- there are unanswered questions as to how many exist and how the grades of extant pieces are distributed. This one should prove popular <b>&#40;PCGS # 7645&#41;</b>

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