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1851-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Although valued similarly (per 1851-D[$2 1/2] AU58 NGC.

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1851-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Although valued similarly (per 1851-D[$2 1/2] AU58 NGC.
<B>1851-D<$2 1/2> AU58 NGC.</B></I> Variety 14-M. Although valued similarly (per Winter), the 1851-D is a much more difficult issue to locate in the finer circulated grades than either the 1849-D or the 1850-D. Only 11,264 '51-D quarter eagles were produced, and the typical grade among survivors is VF-XF. This is a remarkably lustrous AU representative with a satiny overall sheen and pleasing green-gold coloration, with iridescent orange highlights. Well struck by the standards of the Dahlonega Mint, the only mentionable softness of detail is over the eagle's neck and right (facing) talons. Several small pockmarks are noticeable near the date, and a few more are concealed among the letters of the reverse legends.