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1857-O $2 1/2 AU58 NGC

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1857-O $2 1/2 AU58 NGC
<B>1857-O $2 1/2 AU58 NGC.</B></I> An example from the last year of quarter eagle production at the New Orleans Mint, made at a time when collecting coins by mintmark was all but unknown: That practice would not take hold until the 1893 of Augustus Heaton's seminal <I>Mint Marks </B></I>reference. Accordingly 1857-O quarter eagles, produced to the extent of only 34,000 pieces, are rare and elusive in Mint State. This piece boasts a bold strike on the obverse, with some reverse weakness on the left (facing) eagle's wing. The orange-gold surfaces show only scant evidence of circulation.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)