1888 $2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagle MS-66+ NGC (Green Label)

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The year 1888 saw a remarkably small production of the quarter eagle denomination at the Philadelphia Mint, with only 16,001 of these gold coins struck. Because they bear no mintmark, we know they originated from the historic Philadelphia facility. Each coin was crafted from 90 percent gold, containing 0.1209 troy ounces of the precious metal, and carried a face value of two and a half dollars. This specific survivor has been certified in an extraordinary state of preservation, graded as Mint State 66+ (MS-66+). Finding a coin from such a limited nineteenth-century mintage in this near-flawless condition offers a rare glimpse into the precise craftsmanship of the era, preserving the sharp details of the design and the date of 1888 just as they appeared over a century ago.