Lot 316
1849-C $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Variety 1, the only known dies for the date. The 1849-C quarter eagle comes from a low mintage of 10,220 pieces, and examples are scarce in all grades. Estimates of the surviving population are from 125 to 150 pieces. Only 30 to 40 specimens are extant in AU grades. (PCGS Pop. 13 in AU-55, only 9 graded higher, only two of which are Mint State. Total of 87 in all grades, 8/22/11).Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $11,000