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***Auction Highlight*** 1859-d Dahlonega Gold Liberty Quarter Eagle $2 1/2 Graded ms63 details By SE

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1859-d Dahlonega Gold Liberty Quarter Eagle $2 1/2 Graded ms63 details By SE
***Auction Highlight*** 1859-d Dahlonega Gold Liberty Quarter Eagle $2 1/2 Graded ms63 details By SEGS. 0 HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT – Up for Auction is what could arguably be called the Finest Known 1859-d $2.5 to survive. The current finest known is an ms62, our wonderful coin is an ms63 Details, with light hairlines Attractive yellow-gold patina covers both sides of this handsome, top-of-the-pop quarter eagle. The luster is full and satiny, and the strike is bold apart from isolated softness in and around the centers, typical of 1859-D quarter eagles. Smooth, attractive, and sure to sell for a premium bid.After a one year hiatus, the Dahlonega Mint returned to quarter eagle production in 1859 with a delivery of 2,244 coins. This is the final Dahlonega Mint quarter eagle, and it is a median rarity in its series from both absolute and high grade standpoints. The typical survivor falls somewhere in the EF-40 to AU-53 grade range, seldom AU-55 or AU-58, and rarely even in the lowest Mint State grades. The present example is among the finest known to the major certification services, and vies with just a few MS-62s for the top Condition Census ranking. This is an important Dahlonega Mint quarter eagle set that will certainly be sought by advanced gold collectors. We have estimated the ms63 Trends based on other issues as no other has ever graded ms63 before. I have included one of the ms62 for your comparison. It sold in 8/15 and realized $44,063