1851-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter 14-M, the only known dies. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).Scarce to rare at all levels of preservation, the 1851-D is a low mintage (11,264 coins) pre-Civil War era Southern gold issue that suffered a high rate of attrition through commercial use. Doug Winter (2003) ranks this issue as the ninth rarest Dahlonega Mint quarter eagle and describes it as one of the more undervalued in this series. The present example offers an uncommon amount of detail for an issue that, when offered at all, is apt to be in lower grades through EF.From the Maurice Snow Collection.
