United States 1853 2-1/2 dollars

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The 1853 quarter eagle is one of a series of common dates issued 1851-57 at the Philadelphia mint. The type ran 1840-1907 but rare dates abound.

Recorded mintage: 1,404,668.

Specification: 4.18 g, 0.900 fine gold, .120 troy oz AGW, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 72.

Sources:

  • Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
  • 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, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

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