PCGS 7768 - 1853-D $2.50
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The 1853-D quarter eagle is 8th most scarce (out of 20) with fewer than 100 known. This example from the Three Rivers Collection has a striking prooflike appearance. The Dahlonega mint issued this type 1840-57 and 1859 but always in small quantities.
Recorded mintage: 3,178.
Specification: 4.18 g, .900 fine gold, .120 troy oz AGW, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 72.
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- Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
- Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 59th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2005.
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