1845 $2.50 (1845 Quarter Eagle) NGC MS62 CAC. Here is a lovely mint state 1845 Quarter Eagle that can trace its provenance to the famous old-time coin dealer B. Max Mehl in 1950 with an original lot tag. Mint luster shimmers from within the devices on the rich surfaces. The strike is full and sharp including the high points of the hair, the centers of the stars, and the eagles neck, shield and lower feathers. The grade of MS62 is confirmed by CAC, which also indicates that this is a premium quality coin in an older NGC holder.

Christian Gobrechts quarter eagle was produced without substantial modification from 1840 to 1907, the longest span in any United States coinage series. It uses the Coronet design which shows Liberty in profile facing left, her hair tied tightly in beads, except for two curls one down the back of her neck and the other on the side below her ear, with the word LIBERTY inscribed on the coronet. She is surrounded by thirteen stars, and the date is below the truncation. Dentils are around the periphery of both sides. The reverse shows a heraldic eagle facing left holding arrows and olive branch it its talons. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs around it, interrupted by the wing tips, and the denomination 2 D. is below. The denomination is separated from the legend with dots.

In its population report as of April 2011, CAC confirmed 4 at MS62 with only 1 better.