1841 $2.50, CAM (Proof)

Series: Liberty Head $2 1/2 1840-1907

PCGS PR64CAM

PCGS #:: 87867

Designer:: Christian Gobrecht

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 18.00 millimeters

Weight:: 4.18 grams

Mintage:: 20

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $408,000 • PR64CAM • 03-25-2020 • Stack's Bowers

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Grades	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	R-10.1	1 / 1	1 / 1
60 or Better	R-10.1	1 / 1	1 / 1
65 or Better	R-10.1	1 / 1	1 / 1

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All Grades	R-10.1
60 or Better	R-10.1
65 or Better	R-10.1

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60 or Better	1 / 1
65 or Better	1 / 1

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All Grades	1 / 1
60 or Better	1 / 1
65 or Better	1 / 1

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	PR64CAM PCGS grade		A.H. Baldwin - Burdette G. Johnson - Wayte Raymond - Waldo C. Newcomer Collection - Col. E.H.R. Green Collection - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - Numismatic Gallery “World's Greatest Collection” 1/1946:108, $6,000 - "J.F. Bell" (alias for Jake Shapiro) - Numismatic Gallery "Memorable" 1948:101, $4,200 - Louis Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1982:117, $82,500 - Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/2000:105, $178,250
1	PR64CAM estimated grade		Adolphe Menjou Collection - Numismatic Gallery 6/1950:1189, $5,100 - R.F. Schermerhorn Collection - Robert Friedberg - H.P. Graves Collection - Stack’s 5/1954:691, $6,000 - Grant Pierce (not part of the 1965 sale of his collection) - Stack's 8/1976:2787, $41,000 - Superior 2/1991:2664, $66,000 - Heritage 6/2004:6204, $253,000 - Heritage 7/2005:10321, not sold

#1 PR64CAM PCGS grade

A.H. Baldwin - Burdette G. Johnson - Wayte Raymond - Waldo C. Newcomer Collection - Col. E.H.R. Green Collection - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - Numismatic Gallery “World's Greatest Collection” 1/1946:108, $6,000 - "J.F. Bell" (alias for Jake Shapiro) - Numismatic Gallery "Memorable" 1948:101, $4,200 - Louis Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1982:117, $82,500 - Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/2000:105, $178,250

#1 PR64CAM estimated grade

Adolphe Menjou Collection - Numismatic Gallery 6/1950:1189, $5,100 - R.F. Schermerhorn Collection - Robert Friedberg - H.P. Graves Collection - Stack’s 5/1954:691, $6,000 - Grant Pierce (not part of the 1965 sale of his collection) - Stack's 8/1976:2787, $41,000 - Superior 2/1991:2664, $66,000 - Heritage 6/2004:6204, $253,000 - Heritage 7/2005:10321, not sold