1891-S QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5526
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,216,000
Proofs: None
Designer: Obverse by Thomas
Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes, executed
by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht, modified by
James Barton Longacre
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 96.5
grains (6.3 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
ANACS MS-63. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5825, not illustrated, sold for $391.00
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 326 @$172.50
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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