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1881 $2 1/2 PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:50,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1881 $2 1/2 PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC
<B>1881 $2 1/2 PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC.</B></I> The 1881 quarter eagle has a business strike mintage of only 640 pieces, the third-lowest production for a Liberty quarter eagle issue, which makes it one of the most desired Philadelphia dates for the series. The attention given to the 1881 circulation examples extends to the proofs of the same year, and with a mintage of just 51 pieces, collectors outnumber specimens by a wide margin, particularly for attractive and well-preserved representatives. Infrequent auction appearances (the most recent offering in a Heritage sale, a PR61 piece, dates to June 2004) merely stoke the demand for this challenging date.<BR> The orange-gold and honey-gold fields of this spectacular Superb Gem exemplar gleam with remarkable reflectivity, and the decisively struck devices offer bold and impressive contrast. It is difficult to imagine a coin to rival this gorgeous survivor, a coin that would not have seemed out of place in any of the greatest gold collections in American history. Among proof 1881 quarter eagles, this is the <I>only</B></I> PR67 piece certified by either NGC or PCGS across all contrast designations, and its status as an Ultra Cameo coin makes it all the more desirable (12/07).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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