One per year US gold set (1834-1878)
1846
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER EAGLES - CORONET |
| Item Description: |
$2.5 1846 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 61 |
| Owner: |
Desert Gold |
Owner Comments:
The Philadelphia quarter eagles from this decade tend to be very overlooked but they are (with the exception of the 1845) rare in Uncirculated. There are probably fewer than a dozen 1846 quarter eagles known in Uncirculated and the finest of these, last sold as Heritage 9/03: 7704 for $21,850, was purchased by me and placed in finest collection of quarter eagles ever assembled. I have seen four or five examples in MS61 holders and none are even close in quality to the piece I offer here. It has superb frosty luster and lovely natural orange-gold color. A few tiny marks keep this out of an MS62 holder but it is fresh, original in appearance and clearly among the finest known. Personally, I prefer this coin to the PCGS MS62 that Heritage sold as Lot 2608 in their March 2009 auction (at $10,925). If you are an advanced date collector of Liberty Head gold coins, you’ll realize the importance of this offering.