1802/'1' Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle
Among dates of this type, the 1802 is not considered elusive in circulated grades. Many collectors choose an 1802 or 1807 to represent the design type, and with perhaps 100 specimens of the 1802 surviving in all grades, there are generally enough for collectors to at least be able to locate one. In Mint State grades, especially higher grades like this, the air is rarefied.
The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the D. Brent Pogue Part I Auction, where it realized $211,500.
1802/'1' Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle Auction Highlights
PCGS MS-64 Sold for $211,500 View Lot 1120 | NGC MS-65 Sold for $161,000 View Lot 4777 | Ungraded, Choice Uncirculated Sold for $115,000 View Lot 2074 |