This finest known 1854-D joins the finest collection of quarter eagles ever assembled; a collection I have had the pleasure of curating for over two decades.
It is difficult to call an issue as expensive as the 1878-CC half eagle “underpriced” but it is my opinion that this is easily the most underappreciated half eagle from this mint; if not the single most underappreciated gold coin of any denomination made at this facility.
I purchased this coin for $372,000 which is an all-time auction record for this issue. In my opinion, the 1875 eagle is still undervalued when compared to other classic rarities which were produced as business strikes…
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The 1795 Small Eagle half eagle is a first-year issue, and along with the 1795 eagle it is one of the two first gold coins made by the fledgling Federal mint.
I have the pleasure of announcing that my firm has just purchased the famous John Whitney Walter 1796 With Stars $2.50 graded MS63★ by NGC for $324,000...
