August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Premium Choice EF 1855-D Quarter Eagle
Significant Condition Rarity
1855-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 19-N, the only known dies. EF-45 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.
This is a highly significant and attractive example with surfaces that approach About Uncirculated preservation. Just a bit of wear shows on the high points, and there are no sizable or otherwise singularly distracting marks. Handsome deep honey-orange in color with ample remnants of the subdued luster for which this challenging issue is known. A truly exceptional example, this piece shows near-Condition Census sharpness and ranks among the finest certified in terms of surface quality and originality. We encourage specialists to take note when it hits the auction block, as it may be a very long time before another similarly PQ survivor from these dies is offered. The 1855-D is one of the true prizes among Dahlonega Mint quarter eagles. The recorded mintage is 1,123 pieces with perhaps 50 to 60 known in all grades today. Among Dahlonega Mint quarter eagles only the 1856-D has a lower mintage of 874 pieces. The 1855-D is an extreme condition rarity that is typically seen in VF to low end EF, and only rarely finer. The best example that Harry Bass could locate after years of searching was a PCGS AU-55, testifying to the challenging nature of this issue. Doug Winter (2023) calls it "one of the true rarities from this mint, particularly in higher grades." The coiners at Dahlonega paired the workhorse Winter Reverse N of this series, first used in 1847, with a single obverse die to strike the entire mintage of the 1855-D quarter eagle.
PCGS# 7776. NGC ID: 25J6.
CAC Stickered Population: just 10 in all grades.
From the Srotag Collection.
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| Price realized | 22'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 12'500 USD |
