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1826/5 $2.50 Capped Head

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
1826/5 $2.50 Capped Head
<Our item number 139396><B>1826/5 &#36;2.50 Capped Head. BD-1. ICG graded Details of MS-60 Cleaned.</B> Very well struck with semi reflective fields and all lightly toned. Some light hairlines in the reverse field are well obscured by the delighful toning. A very attractive example of this coveted date, the rarest of the Capped Head Quarter Eagles and one of the classic rarities of early gold.<B> A mere 760 were struck.</B> <BR><BR>Mintages in all instances were low on this type, with the production of one year, this 1826, estimated at just 760 pieces! The business strike mintage 1821-1834 totaled 42,065, and perhaps 100 to 150 Proofs were also made. During the entire production run of the design, such coins did not circulate at par, but traded at a slight premium. While many were exported and melted abroad, it is thought that most were melted domestically. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;10,000 - 12,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 139396<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/ 48jpegs/139396.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/139396N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>