1851-O QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5418
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 88,000
Proofs: None
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: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
AU-50. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 168,
illustrated, sold for $1,495.00 From David Akers' sale of the
John Jay Pittman Collection, May 1998, Lot 1320
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-62's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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