W. I. Quarter Eagles
1876
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Coin Details
Origin/Country: |
United States |
Design Description: |
QUARTER EAGLES - CORONET |
Item Description: |
$2.5 1876 S |
Full Grade: |
NGC AU 58 |
Owner: |
Whidbey Island Collection |
Owner Comments:
Only 5,000 pieces were struck by the San Francisco Mint in 1876. This is the 2nd. lowest mintage for any San Francisco struck quarter eagle. All coins were struck from a single pair of dies and the hair and feathers always come weakly struck. Like it's Philadelphia cousin, all business strikes have a raised bar on the neck near the jaw caused by foreign matter adhering to the hub when the die was sunk into it.