1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
- Year
- 1796
- Rank
- 20 of 100
1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle
1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1796) is ranked 20 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $94,000 on 5 December 2025. The first U.S. quarter eagle and a famous one-year No Stars type; a cornerstone early gold rarity.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The first U.S. quarter eagle and a famous one-year No Stars type; a cornerstone early gold rarity.
$2.50 gold, Capped Bust Right, No Stars obverse, BD-2, NGC MS63
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $94,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 5 December 2025
Heritage Auctions, Houston, Dec 5-6 2025. PCGS VF30 example realized $94,000. The finest (MS65 PCGS) holds the early-gold record at $1,725,000 (Heritage, Jan 2008).
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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