2003, Orlando, FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #308 - Sessions 7 and 8

1840-C $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Winter 1-A. The 1840-C is a moderately scarce Charlotte Quarter Eagle, but in Mint State it is unquestionably rare. At the MS6

1840-C $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Winter 1-A. At the MS63 level, we believe this piece is tied for finest known and may well be the finest known. The finest exa

1840-D $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. Ex: Bass. Winter 1-A. The 1840-D is an important issue as it is the first Liberty Quarter Eagle struck in the Georgia mint. P

1840-O $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. The 1840-O is a very scarce issue in all grades with only 70-75 pieces believed known today. It is difficult to locate a coin

1841-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Winter 2-B. The 1841-C is one of the rarest Charlotte Quarter Eagles. Only 10,281 pieces were struck and it is reliably estima

1841-C $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. Winter 2-B. Just over 10,000 pieces were struck of this rare Southern issue. Most went into circulation and stayed there as t

1841-D $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. Winter 2-C. According to Winter, this is a rare variety and he only cites one example that he has seen (from our 1993 ANA Sal

1842-C $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. Ex: Bass. Winter 3-B. This coin was cataloged in part in the Bass II Sale as, "A splendid specimen, above average in s...

1842-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Winter 3-B. The 1842-C is one of the rarest Charlotte Quarter Eagles. Only 55-65 pieces are believed known today with 6-8 in A

1842-D $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. Winter 3-E. The 1842-D is a very rare issue in all grades. It ranks sixth in overall rarity among Dahlonega Quarter Eagles an

1842-O $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. The 1842-O has one of the lowest mintages of any O-mint Quarter Eagle with only 19,800 pieces produced. Of that number, it is

1842-O $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. A second and even finer example of this scarce, low mintage issue. Softly struck, as usually found, the green-gold surfaces re

1843-C $2 1/2 Large Date AU55 PCGS. Winter 5-D. The date and mintmark are both repunched on this piece, as they are on all known Large Dates. (The min

1843-C $2 1/2 Small Date MS62 NGC. Winter 5-D. This piece is the finest certified by either of the major services and was previously described in two

1843-D $2 1/2 Small D MS60 PCGS. Winter 4-E. This is the most common variety of the year and is distinguished by the die crack that passes through the

1843-O $2 1/2 Small Date MS61 NGC. The 1843-O is the most common O-mint Quarter Eagle and the easiest to locate in high grade, making it a perfect coi

1843-O $2 1/2 Small Date MS62 NGC. A second high grade example of this popular type coin. The striking details are significantly sharper on this piece

1843-O $2 1/2 Large Date XF45 PCGS. An affordable example of this scarcer date variant. Small bits of luster surround the devices and each side has di

1843-O $2 1/2 Large Date MS63 NGC. The Large Date 1843-O is much scarcer than its Small Date counterpart. We have offered very few at public auction o

1844-C $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. The 1844-C is one of the rarest of all Charlotte issues and it is especially difficult to locate in high grades (AU and better

1844-D $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. Winter 5-G. Even though the 1844-D is one of the more frequently encountered D-mint Quarter Eagles, there are surprisingly fe

1845-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Winter 6-H. The 1845-D is a moderately available issue in the Dahlonega series and can be located in near-Mint condition with

1845-O $2 1/2 XF40 NGC. The 1845-O is a very rarely encountered coin and is seldom located above the XF level. In fact, Winter estimates that only 10-

1845-O $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. A second and even higher graded example of this rarely seen O-mint Quarter Eagle. Only 55-60 pieces are believed known out of

1846-C $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Winter 7-F. The 1846-C is a very scarce coin in any grade with only 4,808 pieces struck, and high grade examples are especiall

1846-D $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. Ex: Bass. Winter 7-G. The 1846-D is one of the more commonly encountered D-mints in the Quarter Eagle series. Harry Bass...

1846-O $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. Even though the 1846-O has a substantial mintage of 62,000 pieces, it is surprisingly scarce in all grades with only a handfu

1847-C $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. Winter 8-F. The 1847-C is the most available Charlotte Quarter Eagle by a substantial margin. Which means, of course, this is

1847-D $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. Winter 9-L. Like its C-mint counterpart, the 1847-D is a frequently encountered issue (even though its mintage is relatively

1847-D $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Winter 9-L. We have not been able to trace the pedigree of this important coin. However, it appears to be tied for second fine

1847-O $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. Even though 124,000 pieces were struck of the 1847-O, it is much scarcer than the mintage would suggest. Only 110-120 pieces a

1847-O $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. While unlisted on Winter's Condition Census, this piece would appear to fit into the lower range of the C.C. as listed i...

1848-C $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. Winter 9-F. Some 115-125 pieces are believed extant today of the 1848-C out of an original mintage of 6,788 pieces. This impo

1848-D $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter 10-M. The '48-D is among the more available Quarter Eagles from the Dahlonega Mint in terms of overall rarity, bu...

1849-C $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. Winter 11-G. Formerly sold in our 2001 Central States Sale, where the description read: "The '49-C is a rare issue ...

1849-C $2 1/2 MS60 NGC. Winter 11-G. Perhaps because of the relatively availability of the '49-C Half Eagle, the low mintage (10,220 pieces) Cha...

1849-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Winter 11-L. One of the more conditionally rare D-mint issues from this decade, with only a handful of Mint State pieces known

1850-C $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter 12-H. Although the 1850-C is generally regarded as the second most common C-mint Quarter Eagle from the 1850s, the issu

1850-D $2 1/2 MS60 PCGS. Winter 13-L. While the '50-D can be located with greater frequency than other D-mint Quarter Eagles from the 1850s, its...

1850-O $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. Satiny with a delicate reddish tinge over both sides and softness on the central devices that is especially pronounced on the

1851-C $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter-13-G. Last offered in a similarly graded PCGS holder in our 2000 FUN Sale with the description: "....One of the ...

1851-D $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Winter 14-L. It would be difficult to call any Dahlonega Mint issue overlooked, but the 1851-D does receive less attention tha

1851-O $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Breen-6214. Repunched date. The date was originally entered with a heavy downwards slant. A remnant of a base of the second 1

1851-O $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Breen-6214. The date has been boldly repunched, with the bases of the initial date slanting downward from left to right. It ha

1852-C $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter 14-I. A highly regarded and very scarce Charlotte Quarter Eagle both from the standpoint of absolute rarity (where it r

1852-D $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. Winter 15-L. Last offered at public auction as part of the Chestatee Collection where the description read: "Another s...

1852-O $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. A decent strike for the issue (judging by O-mint standards), with delicate orange accents. A cluster of fresh looking marks be

1852-O $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Formerly sold in our February 2001 Long Beach Sale, with the description: "Both major grading services report only 21 1...

1853-D $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. Winter 16-L. A dazzling example of this low mintage Southern gold rarity, last sold in our 2001 FUN Sale with the description

1854-C $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Winter 15-I. One of the more appealing of several Mint State '54-C Quarter Eagles that we have sold over the past few ye...