1904-O BARBER
QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5638
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,456,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Diameter: ±24.3 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±6.25 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans) just below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Images courtesy of David
Lawrence Rare Coins
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-63. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October
5-7, 2000, Lot 6160, not plated, sold for $1,552.50
AU-55. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale", October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6787,
not illustrated, sold for $287.50
Brilliant Uncirculated.
Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 791,
not plated, sold for $345.00 1904 'O' Quarters in this grade range are among the scarcest issues
of their type struck after 1901
Notes:
"1904-O is far scarcer in
trouble-free condition that its R4 rating [Very
Scarce] implies.
Not only is this date usually poorly struck, but many examples come with a
facial depression caused by saw dust stuck to the planchet (saw dust was
used by the New Orleans' Mint to dry the planchet stock. 1904-O half dollars
almost always display this facial depression)."1
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by
PCGS are 2 MS-67's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
1. "The Complete Guide To Certified Barber Coinage" by David
& John Feigenbaum
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