USA 2.5 dollars Classic Head 1839

USA, Charlotte
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Rarity

Extremely Rare

Attributes of Coins

Melt Price$423.01 3.833g Gold
RegionUSA
Denomination2½ dollars
Krause numberKM# 56
Mintage18,140
MetalGold 0.917
diameter18.2 mm
weight4.18 g
Obverse:
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Liberty
Star
Creators:
William Kneass
LIBERTY
Reverse:
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Coat of arms
Creators:
William Kneass
2 1/2 D
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Introduction of Coins

Jeff Garrett:The 1839-C quarter eagle has a low mintage and is quite scarce. This date enjoys intense demand from collectors assembling sets of gold coins from the Charlotte Mint and has always borne a substantial premium. Two obverse dies were used this year, one with a defective 9 (traditionally called an overdate) and one with a clearly repunched 9. Many coins seen have rough surfaces and finding one with original surfaces can be quite challenging.Read More