Owner Comments:
1868 $2 1/2 Quarter Eagle
Judd-654, Pollock-727
Rarity: Low R.7, PR64
Ex: Pittman
Struck in Aluminum with Reeded edge
Obverse and Reverse:
Regular dies trial issue for the quarter eagle.
Comment:
Cased sets of regular dies coinage struck in aluminum were sold to collectors in 1868 and 1869. About six to eight examples of this pattern issue are known today.
Very thin planchet, which is the reason for the low weight. The reverse has a trace of corrosion and some light hairlines. The obverse has a spot on the cheek to the left of the earlobe as well as a semi-circular cut on the truncation of the neck directly above the last 8 in the date. Full light gray brilliance appears on both sides of this piece; weakly struck at the denticles.
7.5 grains.
Provenance/Appearance:
From The Estate of Charles W. Montgomery, Heritage Nov 2023 Dallas / Lot #3282 Priors: Ex: 1958 ANA Sale (Abe Kosoff, 8/1958), lot 1607; John J. Pittman Collection (David Akers, 10/1997), lot 791; Superior Sept 1998 / Lot 1893; JJP purchased at Kosoff's 1958 ANA Convention sale / Lot #1607 for 65$