1841 QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 5399, 5535
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 120,000
Proofs: estimated 10
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes; Reverse by Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±24.3 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±103.1
grains (±6.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-64. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
,
Lot 388, illustrated, sold for $3,680.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere,
Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 1436, illustrated, not sold
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single
MS-66.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-60.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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