1804 $2.50 14 Star Reverse MS(PCGS#7652)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

競売業者

Stack's Bowers

ロット番号

2203

グレード

MS61

価格

31,720

ロット詳細

BD Die State a/a. A condition rarity at this level, this is one of the finest examples certified by PCGS for both the issue and variety. The obverse and reverse are vivid, rich honey-rose in color and exhibit considerable mint flash. Thin adjustment marks are present along the left reverse border, as made and common to most of the coins seen from these dies. Minor handling marks are present, as expected for the assigned grade, but none are sizeable and the in-hand appearance is refreshingly smooth in a pre-1834 quarter eagle at the BU grade level. The eye appeal is strong.<p>The 1804 date has long had a special aura among collectors. First and foremost this is due to the legendary 1804 dollars, but also results from the general rarity of all the other denominations struck that year, with only the 1804 half cent an exception to the rule. Of the two known die pairings used to coin 1804 quarter eagles, the BD-2 is by far the more available variety, though it is still quite scarce. An estimated 2,324 to 2,827 quarter eagles with the 14-star reverse were struck, of which fewer than 200 are known. With die steel at a premium, the BD-2's reverse die was also used to strike the JR-2 dimes. Precisely which denomination was struck first is open to interpretation, as definitive die state analyses have so far proven fruitless. There is considerable cross-over appeal with devotees of early dimes and it is indeed good fortune that a small group of higher grade examples are available for the quarter eagle. This one approaches the Condition Census and would do justice to an advanced cabinet.