1868 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).，Offered is a splendid example of a key date Liberty Head quarter eagle. Both sides exhibit intense satin to semi-prooflike luster and vivid rose-orange patina. Sharply struck in all areas with exceptional visual appeal for the assigned grade. Circulation strike quarter eagle production at the Philadelphia Mint amounted to just 3,600 pieces in 1868, as gold coins remained absent from commerce in the East and Midwest, with little bullion obtainable for new coinage. As the mintage might imply, this is an elusive issue at all levels of preservation, the typical survivor grading AU. Mint State examples are few and far between, highlighting the significance of this offering for collectors of Liberty Head gold.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Nicholson Family Collection, June 1967, lot 104. Lot tag included.，
