1853 QUARTER DOLLAR -
No Arrowheads at Date,
No Rays on Reverse -
(see also 1853 Quarter Dollar -
Arrowheads at Date, Rays on Reverse)
PCGS No: 5421
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 44,200
Proofs: None known
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) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
NGC MS-67. Ex - Ira &
Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 560, "Recut date",
illustrated, sold for $10,350.00
Recent appearances:
EF-45. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5526, not plated, sold for $1,437.50
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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