1885 Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS).An originally and attractively preserved example, both sides of this otherwise honey-gold example are further enhanced by blushes of iridescent copper-rose around the peripheries. Sharply to fully defined throughout, a touch of haziness to the surfaces is all that seems to preclude an About Uncirculated grade. One of the most eagerly sought issues in the long running Liberty Head quarter eagle series, the 1885 boasts a paltry circulation strike mintage of 800 coins. This is an uncommonly well defined example for the assigned grade that will have no difficulty finding its way into an advanced gold collection.From the Maurice Snow Collection.
