1882 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-60 (NGC).A pleasing example boasting rich yellow-gold surfaces with a rose-gold patina in the fields. The strike is superb with all design elements well defined and devices showcasing full relief. Lustrous in appearance the fields exhibit traces of original mint luster with subtle frost noted on Libertys portrait. Among the more desirable Philadelphia Mint Liberty Head quarter eagles, the circulation strike 1882 was produced to the extent of just 4,000 coins. Most survivors, which are scarce, grade AU or Mint State -- coins that were undoubtedly saved from melting by numismatists like Thomas L. Elder.From the Dr. Morgan Collection.
