1850-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC.

1850-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC.，The dominant medium gold patina on both sides of this 1850-D quarter eagle has splashes of more vivid pinkish-rose iridescence enlivening the central and upper obverse. This is very well struck for a Dahlonega Mint quarter eagle, with the obverse sharply defined throughout and the reverse having minimal softness over the lower portion of the eagle and around the border. Satiny surfaces are remarkably lustrous and original for a mintmarked gold series that is often represented by subdued or cleaned pieces in the finer circulated and Mint State grades. This is a lovely coin in all regards that is sure to sell for a strong premium.<p>The Dahlonega Mint struck 12,148 quarter eagles in 1850. This is the most frequently encountered D-Mint issue of the denomination from the 1850s, although it is scarcer than the 1845-D, 1846-D and 1847-D from the previous decade. As with all pre-Civil War Southern gold issues, the 1850-D is typically offered in circulated grades, in this particular case usually VF or EF. Mint State survivors are of the utmost rarity with most already in tightly held collections. Off the market since our (Stacks) 1973 sale of the George F. Scanlon Collection, the present example is a new addition to the Condition Census as listed in the 2003 reference <em>Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint: 1838-1861</em> by Douglas Winter.<p>，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the George F. Scanlon Collection, October 1973, lot 2057. Lot tag included.，