1842-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 3-F, the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.
This lustrous, boldly defined, high Condition Census 1842-D quarter eagle is overall satiny in texture with lustrous surfaces. Both sides display wisps of pale rose iridescence to dominant golden-apricot color. The strike is exceptional by the standards of the Dahlonega Mint. Tied for finest certified honors at PCGS, and tied for CC#4 per the 2013 Winter listing. This is the finer of the two 1842-D quarter eagles once owned by Harry Bass (the other is a PCGS AU-55) and is highly desirable for its rarity and exceptionally strong eye appeal. It would serve as a highlight in even the finest specialized collection. Outstanding!
PCGS# 7725. NGC ID: 25GJ.
PCGS Population: 7; 0 finer at this service. CAC Population: 3; 0.
Ex Stanley Kesselman, April 28, 1967; Harry W. Bass, Jr.; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part II, October 1999, lot 342; Mark Hurst, via Hancock and Harwell; Doug Winter, April 2000, to the following; our sale of the Georgia Peach Collection, August 2015 Chicago ANA Sale, lot 10181.