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Liberty Head $2.50 (1840-1907)
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Liberty Head $2.50
1876 $2.5 MS

NGC Universal ID: 25KU
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Coin Specifications

Category: Liberty Head $2.50 (1840-1907)
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 4,176
Obverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 4.1800g
AGW: 0.1209oz
Melt Value: $215.67 (4/21/2021)
Diameter: 18mm
Edge: Reeded
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1876 $2.5 MS obverse 1876 $2.5 MS reverse
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Description & Analysis

Just 4,176 business strikes were minted, and that production ranks as the fifth lowest mintage of any quarter eagle struck in the 1870s. Although often overshadowed by the 1875 rarity, the 1876 is an extremely important date and, when found at all, is found in lower grades.

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Last Updated: 8/23/2019

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1876 $2.5 MS
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NGC GRADE SUMMARY

Total Graded: 138
Low Grade: VF
Average Grade: 53
High Grade: 65

The chart showing VF series, 40 series, 45 series, 50 series, 53 series, 55 series, 58 series, 60 series, 61 series, 62 series, 63 series, 64 series, 65 series.
NGC CENSUS DETAIL Last Updated: 4/20/2021 1876 $2.5 MS
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Base----351614202240293-31-----138
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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score 1876 $2.5 MS PL
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Base52757061568095813091477162920742319263628233264386554785800613564856849722876238033
541585636772107513651527177721552424269829703464440255855911625166066975735977598435
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1876 $2.5 MS
 PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970
Base966838856882102815051634175318652106261431832936427554175922902794919973104731130914224
9668448659311187154816741790194522752804318333824656558569579182965210140107521228114935
000000167417901945227528043183338246565585695791829652101401075200
000000171318282026244529933183382950365754799293369812103061103000
Competitive Registry Sets
CategoriesSets
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5) 706
Gold Type Set 1834-1933 381
Gold Type Set 1795-1933 227
Liberty Head Quarter Eagles 1840-1907, Circulation Issue 195
19th Century Series Type Set, Non-Proofs Only 175
19th Century Series Type Set, Proofs & Non-Proofs 133
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5), Circulated Coins Only 133
19th Century Series Type Set, Circulated Coins Only 112
Gold Type Set, 1795-1933, Circulated Coins Only 80
Gold Type Set, 1834-1933, Circulated Coins Only 71
Philadelphia Mint Gold Issues, Complete Circulation Issue 70
Liberty Head Quarter Eagles 1840-1907, One-Per-Date 66
19th Century Gold Type Set, Non-Proofs Only 59
Liberty Head Quarter Eagles, 1840-1907, Circulated Coins Only 41
Philadelphia Mint Quarter Eagles, Circulation Issue 40
1876 Mint Set 30
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Grade: AU 55
Points: 2106
Owner: Whidbey Island Collection

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Grade: XF 45
Points: 1634
Owner: T. J. Newman Collection

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