1862/1 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7797)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2225

Grade

MS63

Price

21,960

Lot Description

Truly memorable quality for this very scarce and conditionally challenging quarter eagle variety. Bathed in warm golden-apricot color, the surfaces also sport full mint luster in a satin to softly frosted texture. Fully struck and crisp with only a few wispy handling marks precluding an even higher Mint State grade.<p>The 1862/1 overdate is a desirable variety of the otherwise common circulation strike 1862 quarter eagle issue, the strong vestiges of an underdigit visible beneath the left side of the primary 2 in the date. PCGS estimates that only 50 to 60 example are known and records 40 grading events for the variety, some of which are undoubtedly resubmissions of the same coin(s). In MS-63 this is the CC#2 coin - the finest 1862/1 quarter eagle we can ever recall offering and an outstanding find for the advanced collector of Liberty Head gold.