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1808[$2 1/2] Fine 12 ANACS.

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1808[$2 1/2] Fine 12 ANACS.
<B>1808<$2 1/2> Fine 12 ANACS.</B></I> Bass-3017, Breen-6125, R.4. The only dies. The 1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagle, one of a mere 2,710 pieces minted, is needed by the modest number of date collectors of United States gold, but enjoys even heavier demand as a one-year type coin. The reason for this one-year quarter eagle delivery is most likely due to the favored status of the half eagle among gold depositors. Breen (1988) asserts that banks normally specified the denomination into which they wanted their deposits of foreign coins or native bullion coined, and over 90% of the time they wanted most or all of their deposits coined into half eagles. Indeed, the Philadelphia Mint suspended quarter eagle production from 1809-1820 due to lack of demand. The current example is yellow-gold, with slightly darker color in some of the areas adjacent to the design elements. The devices are evenly worn, and exhibit nice detail for the grade. The only notable weakness is along the right borders of each side, which is typical for the issue. The surfaces are relatively clean for a coin in this grade, with just a few trivial, hardly noticeable marks to report.<BR><I>From The Paulsboro Collection, Part Two.</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. </span></font></tr></table></td></tr></table>