2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 4

1845 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. A bright example that has pleasing eye appeal due to its unblemished surfaces. The devices are well struck, although the obverse

1845-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Produced to the extent of just 19,460 pieces, the 1845-D has an extant population of perhaps 120-130 coins. This issue is simi

1846 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. This early P-mint Quarter Eagle has an enticingly low mintage of just 21,598 pieces. Nevertheless, it is not widely recognized a

1846-D $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. Among Dahlonega Mint Quarter Eagles, the 1846-D is more challenging to locate in high grades than the 1843-D, 1844-D, 1847-D,

1847 $2 1/2 AU53 NGC. The fields have deep orange-gold color. The eagle's leg is somewhat softly struck, but the rest of the coin is fairly shar...

1847 $2 1/2 MS60 Damaged Uncertified, this is a sharply struck and relatively smooth example, yet possessed of an attempted puncture through the top o

1848-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. The 1848-D is usually considered a common D-mint issue (similar in overall scarcity to the 1849-D), but it is actually surpris

1849-C $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS. The 1849-C is tied with the 1841-C as the fifth rarest Quarter Eagle produced at the Charlotte Mint. Only the 1842-C, 1843-C

1849-D $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. The 1849-D (10,945 coins produced) is similar in overall rarity to the 1848-D (13,771 pieces produced). The former issue, howe

1850-C $2 1/2 AU50 ICG. Although the 1850-C is the second most available C-mint Quarter Eagle from the 1850s, it is more challenging to locate than su