Liberty Quarter Eagles 1847-O $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. Variety 2

Liberty Quarter Eagles
1847-O $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. Variety 2. Doubled 18 in the date; the mintmark is strongly doubled at its base. The 1847-O quarter eagle issue saw a healthy mintage of 124,000 coins, and it is generally available until the AU range is reached. Mint State coins are rare despite the mintage, and as of (6/23) NGC and PCGS combined have certified only 62 pieces (less duplications) in all Uncirculated grades. In MS63, the present example is one of two so certified at NGC, and there are two MS64s and one MS65 finer. PCGS has certified only three MS63s, with one in 63+ and two MS64 coins finer. This example is softly struck, as usual. Doug Winter states that the 1847-O quarter eagles are "among the most poorly struck New Orleans gold coins." The surfaces are highly lustrous, however, unlike those of the typical "subdued and grainy" example. Both sides show a few minor, small abrasions -- less than expected for the grade.
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/2009), lot 2488.

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