{"product_id":"1862-2-5-au53-pcgs-cac","title":"1862 $2.5 AU53 PCGS CAC","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sc-bNdpFP fqBlkW\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe 1862 $2.50 Liberty Head quarter eagle is a historically important Civil War-era issue, struck during a time when gold coins largely disappeared from circulation as the public hoarded precious metals. Produced at the Philadelphia Mint amid economic uncertainty, the year saw a combined mintage of just 98,508 coins across both the Normal Date and overdate varieties, with an estimated survival of approximately 140 examples today in all grades. This PCGS AU53, CAC-approved specimen represents the Normal Date variety and exhibits pleasing, wholly original medium-gold coloration with soft honey and muted orange undertones evenly distributed across both sides - no doubt it has excellent skin and toning for gold. The surfaces are smooth and well-preserved for the grade, showing honest, uniform wear most evident. CAC has approved just 4 at AU53 with 28 higher. PCGS reports a Price Guide values of $2,700 for this choice and historically compelling Civil War–era quarter eagle that stands as an excellent representative of a challenging and humbling period in American numismatic history. Given the low number survivors, Civil-War date, we find this representing excellent value.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePedigree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e$2,000 04\/23 DL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgs.com\/cert\/43808198\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePCGS Cert Verification #\u003cspan\u003e43808198\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• PCGS Price Guide - $2,700\u003cbr\u003e• PCGS POP - 24\/122\u003cbr\u003e• CAC Price Guide - $2,200\u003cbr\u003e• CAC POP - 4\/28\u003cbr\u003e• PCGS Coin# - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgs.com\/coinfacts\/coin\/detail\/7796\/53\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e7796\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PCGS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51836869050680,"sku":"43808198","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/3891\/0535\/files\/1862_2.5_AU53_PCGS_CAC.jpg?v=1774706171","url":"https:\/\/paradimecoins.com\/products\/1862-2-5-au53-pcgs-cac","provider":"Paradime Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}