1822 QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos:
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 64,080
Proofs: estimated 10
Designer: John Reich
Diameter: ±29 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - ±89%
Copper - ±11%
Weight: ±104 grains (±6.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (all
dates of this type were struck at Philadelphia)
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Images courtesy of Heritage
Numismatic Auctions
Varieties (2):
Browning 1 - Common
Browning 2 - Rare
Recent appearances:
MS-60, cleaned (illustrated
above). Ex - Auctions by Bowers & Merena, Inc.'s "Norweb
Collection" sale, March 1988, Lot 1536, "MS 64, prooflike, or
Proof 64", sold for $4,950.00 - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000" Sale,
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5516, "MS-60, cleaned, B-1", sold for $2,760.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-64's.
The finest Uncirculated "25/50C" example graded by PCGS is a
single MS-61.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 3 PR-65's.
The finest Proof "25/50C" examples graded by PCGS are 2 PR-65's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
"John Reich Journal,
January 2001", Volume 13, Issue 2, page 15
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