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***Auction Highlight*** 1850-p Gold Liberty Quarter Eagle $2 1/2 Graded Select Unc By USCG (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:1,531.25 - 3,062.50 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1850-p Gold Liberty Quarter Eagle $2 1/2 Graded Select Unc By USCG (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1850-p Gold Liberty Quarter Eagle $2 1/2 Graded Select Unc By USCG. The pale golden-wheat surfaces of this 1850 quarter eagle are enhanced by a sharp strike and satiny mint luster. With the discovery of gold in quantity in California the previous year, enough bullion began reaching the Philadelphia Mint for a generous mintage of 252,923 quarter eagles in 1850. This total set the record for the denomination up to that point in time, although it was soon dwarfed by the delivery of 1,372,748 pieces in 1851 as the Gold Rush continued. The 1850 is typically offered in VF, EF and AU grades. Few examples were spared circulation, and the issue is scarce to rare at all levels of Mint State preservation. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away Coin