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PCGS Number: 7645
Coin Date: 1796
Denomination (Short): $2 1/2
Denomination (Long): $2.50 Gold
Variety: No Stars Obverse
Desg: MS
Prefix: One-Year Type
Composition: 91.67% gold; 8.33% silver & copper
Mintage: 963
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Capped bust gold quarter eagle
Coinage Years: 1796-1807
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 20
Fineness: 0.9167
Weight (Grams): 4.37
Designer: Robert Scot
Edge: Reeded
Obverse Description: Liberty with cap, facing right, in a plain field with the word LIBERTY across the top periphery. The date is centered at the bottom.
Reverse Description: The centerpiece of the reverse is the so-called "heraldic eagle" with wings fully spread and emblazoned with a shield replacing the chest. A ribbon bearing the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM hangs from the beak. The eagles right talon holds bundle of arrows and an olive branch in the right. Above the eagle's head are a group of stars and clouds with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the top periphery. No denomination is mentioned.
General Notes: Rare and highly desirable as a one-year gold type coin. This is the first year of issue for the quarter eagle denomination. Stars were added to the design in the same year for the second type.
NGC ID: 25F2

1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
F12	$69,600.00
F15	$76,800.00
VF20	$96,000.00
VF25	$100,800.00
VF30	$110,400.00
VF35	$122,400.00
XF40	$144,000.00
XF45	$158,400.00
AU50	$180,000.00
AU53	$192,000.00
AU55	$252,000.00
AU58	$270,000.00
MS60	$384,000.00
MS61	$528,000.00
MS62	$720,000.00
MS63	$1,320,000.00
MS64	$2,040,000.00
MS65	$2,880,000.00
F12 CAC	$83,500.00
F15 CAC	$92,200.00
VF20 CAC	$115,200.00
VF25 CAC	$121,000.00
VF30 CAC	$132,500.00
VF35 CAC	$146,900.00
XF40 CAC	$172,800.00
XF45 CAC	$190,100.00
AU50 CAC	$216,000.00
AU53 CAC	$230,400.00
AU55 CAC	$252,000.00
AU58 CAC	$390,000.00
MS60 CAC	$460,800.00
MS61 CAC	$633,600.00
MS62 CAC	$1,200,000.00
MS63 CAC	$1,860,000.00
MS64 CAC	$2,280,000.00
MS65 CAC	$3,600,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, AU50 PCGS.	50	$152,400	09/12/24
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, AU50 PCGS.	50	$168,000	01/12/23
	1796 $2 1/2 PCGS AU50 (No Stars) ex: D.L. Hansen	50	$124,500	05/24/21
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, AU50 PCGS.	50	$111,625	06/11/17
Stacks Bowers	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	50	$97,750	05/21/10
Stacks Bowers	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	50	$120,750	07/30/09
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, MS62 PCGS.	62	$492,000	11/16/23
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, MS62+ PCGS. CAC.	62	$2,160,000	01/13/22
	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars. Bass Dannreuther-2. Rarity-4. Mint State-62 (PCGS).	62	$822,500	05/19/15
American Numismatic Rarities	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	62	$345,000	07/23/04
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, MS63 PCGS.	63	$990,000	01/05/23
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-1, High R.7, AU55 PCGS.	55	$312,000	09/29/22
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars AU55 PCGS. Breen-1, Breen-6113, Bass-3002, High R.4. This example is an earlier die state with complet	55	$92,000	09/16/06
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars AU55 PCGS.	55	$97,750	01/15/05
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	55	$58,650	09/23/02
HA	1796 $2 1/2 NO STARS	55	$85,100	02/12/99
	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars on Obverse. BD-2. Rarity-4. AU-58 (PCGS).	58	$216,000	08/25/22
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, AU58 PCGS.	58	$174,000	04/24/21
Legend-Morphy	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	58	$182,125	02/13/14
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars AU58 PCGS. Breen-6113, BD-2, R.4.	58	$161,000	08/15/10
Stacks Bowers	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	58	$184,000	10/22/08
Stacks Bowers	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	58	$212,750	11/13/07
Superior	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	58	$126,500	05/28/06
American Numismatic Rarities	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	58	$143,750	03/14/06
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars AU58 PCGS.	58	$103,500	01/15/05
Stacks Bowers	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	58	$126,500	10/13/04
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars AU58 PCGS. Breen-6113, Bass-3002, R.	58	$83,375	01/10/04
HA	1796 $2 1/2 NO STARS	58	$60,375	05/31/01
HA	1796 $2 1/2 NO STARS	58	$144,900	08/07/98
	$2.50 1796 NO STARS.PCGS XF40	40	$123,375	12/16/21
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, XF40 PCGS.	40	$99,000	08/18/21
	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars. BD-2. Rarity-4. EF-40 (PCGS). OGH.	40	$82,250	10/02/15
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars XF40 PCGS. CAC.	40	$207,000	08/03/08
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars XF40 PCGS.	40	$115,000	01/12/08
Stacks Bowers	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	40	$41,400	12/01/00
HA	1796 $2 1/2 NO STARS	40	$34,500	06/06/98
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-1, High R.7, XF45 PCGS. CAC.	45	$144,000	06/04/20
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, XF45 PCGS.	45	$108,000	08/16/18
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, XF45 PCGS.	45	$96,000	01/04/18
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, XF45 PCGS.	45	$79,312	10/05/16
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	45	$77,625	05/24/09
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	45	$50,600	02/24/03
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, MS61 PCGS. CAC.	61	$396,000	06/14/18
	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars. BD-2. Rarity-4. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC--Gold Label. OGH.	61	$352,500	10/02/15
	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars. BD-2. Rarity-4. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC--Gold Label. OGH.	61	$472,938	08/09/12
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS61 PCGS. CAC. Breen-6113, BD-2, R.4.	61	$276,000	08/14/11
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS61 PCGS. CAC.	61	$276,000	08/03/08
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS61 PCGS. Breen-1, Breen-6113, Bass-3002, High R.4. About 40 years ago, when Walter Breen published h	61	$322,000	08/14/06
	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars on Obverse. BD-2. Rarity-4. AU-53 (PCGS). Secure Holder.	53	$150,000	11/10/17
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, AU53 PCGS.	53	$102,812	08/14/16
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars AU53 PCGS. Bass-3002, R.5. The first	53	$65,550	03/01/03
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	53	$48,300	02/18/02
Superior	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	53	$57,500	10/01/00
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, VF30 PCGS.	30	$88,125	05/01/16
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars VF30 PCGS. BD-2, R.4.	30	$94,000	12/08/13
	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars. BD-2, HBCC-3002. Rarity-4. Genuine--Code 98, Mount Removed & Tooled (PCGS).	0	$27,772	11/05/10
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars VF35 PCGS.	35	$83,375	06/29/08
	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS65 PCGS.	65	$1,725,000	01/12/08
American Numismatic Rarities	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	65	$1,380,000	06/30/05
Stacks Bowers	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars on Obverse. BD-1. Rarity-7+. VG Details--Cleaned (NGC).	0	$28,800	11/21/23
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4 -- Plugged -- NCS. XF Details.	40	$60,000	01/14/22
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, XF40 NGC.	40	$84,000	08/14/19
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, XF40 NGC.	40	$73,438	01/09/17
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, XF40 NGC.	40	$61,688	02/01/15
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, XF40 NGC.	40	$64,625	01/12/15
Stacks Bowers	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars on Obverse. BD-2. Rarity-4. EF-40 (NGC).	40	$64,625	08/06/14
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars--Plugged--NCS. XF Details.	40	$19,550	08/02/09
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, MS62 NGC.	62	$276,000	02/24/21
Stacks Bowers	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars on Obverse. BD-2. Rarity-4. MS-62 (NGC).	62	$297,562	03/22/12
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS62 NGC. The 1796, one of 963	62	$138,000	01/10/04
Superior	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	62	$103,500	03/01/00
HA	1796 $2 1/2 NO STARS	62	$138,000	01/08/99
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, MS63 NGC.	63	$300,000	01/09/20
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS63 NGC. BD-2, R.4.	63	$252,625	08/05/12
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS63 NGC. Breen-1, Breen-6113, Bass-3002, BD-2, High R.4. Among the early quarter eagles produced from	63	$287,500	01/06/07
Superior	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	63	$178,250	03/01/00
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-2, R.4, AU55 NGC.	55	$144,000	11/01/17
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	55	$135,125	01/26/14
Stacks Bowers	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars on Obverse. BD-2. Rarity-4. Die State d/b. Normal Arrows. AU-58 (NGC).	58	$123,375	02/10/16
Stacks Bowers	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	58	$184,000	06/25/08
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars AU58 NGC. Breen-6113, Type of Bass-	58	$120,750	08/21/04
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars NGC AU58	58	$97,750	07/21/04
American Numismatic Rarities	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	58	$97,750	09/13/03
HA	1796 $2 1/2 NO STARS	58	$54,625	01/07/00
HA	1796 $2 1/2 NO STARS	58	$132,250	01/10/98
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars on Obverse, BD-1, High R.7, XF45 NGC.	45	$88,125	01/12/15
Stacks Bowers	1796 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. No Stars on Obverse. HBCC-3002, BD-2. Rarity-4. MS-60 (NGC).	60	$185,150	08/18/11
Stacks Bowers	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars Obverse	53	$109,250	05/21/08
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars MS61 NGC. Breen-1, Breen-6113, Bass-3002, BD-2, R.4. BD Obverse State c/Reverse State b. A one-year ty	61	$253,000	01/06/07
HA	1796 $2 1/2 No Stars VF20 Details, Damaged, Plugged, NCS.	20	$9,775	09/20/03

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