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1821 $2.50 Capped Head NGC MS61

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1821 $2.50 Capped Head NGC MS61
<b>1821 &#36;2.50 Capped Head. NGC graded MS61.</b> NGC Pop: 4/5. After thirteen years of an absence of quarter eagles from the early mint, a few banks apparently began to ask that this denomination be produced again, possibly to be used as Christmas presents or souvenirs as Breen suggests. Robert Scot, then 77 years old, basing his design on the 1813 half eagle, translated it onto a smaller format for the &#36;2.50 gold piece. The new coins were slightly smaller than in years past, 19 mm. very scarce. 20.6 mm, but the weight remained the same; placed side-by-side with a pre-1821 strike, there is a noticeable difference in the thickness of the planchets of this 1821 issue. The fields are gleaming and generally prooflike, as often seen; but the striking details are atypically soft on some stars. However, the central devices are quite crisp with all fine detail like the curls and feathers showing. A few hairlines and marks no doubt accounts for the Mint State 61 grade on this otherwise choice specimen. There are no heavy or distracting abrasions present that merit attention. Probably no more than a couple of dozen pieces of the 1821 quarter eagle exist today in all grades. In NGC holder #1721167-001.

AN ATTRACTIVE MINT STATE 1821 QUARTER EAGLE <b>&#40;PCGS # 7662&#41;</b> <i>
The Springdale Collection of Early U.S. Gold Coins.</i>

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