Sesquicentennial of American Independence Quarter Eagle
1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Quarter Eagle. MS-65 (PCGS).
Very well preserved for this conditionally challenging issue, both sides display appealing mint luster and vivid rose-gold patina. Through the Act of March 3, 1925, Congress authorized the Mint to produce 200,000 quarter eagles and 1,000,000 half dollars to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the United States, and the Philadelphia Mint struck these during May and June of 1926 (with additional examples of both denominations produced for assay purposes). These mintage figures proved wildly optimistic, with 154,207 quarter eagles and 859,408 half dollars eventually being melted as unsold. The resultant net mintage is 46,019 and 141,120 pieces, respectively (totals include 226 and 528 assay coins). In today's market, both Sesquicentennial issues are regarded as conditionally challenging, and Gem Mint State coins such as this scarce and eagerly sought by advanced collectors.
PCGS# 7466. NGC ID: BYLT.
From the Larry H. Miller Collection.
Estimate: $1000