1853-O QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5428
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,332,000
Proofs: None
Designer: Obverse by Thomas
Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes, executed
by James Barton Longacre;
Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 96
grains (6.2 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans) below the eagle on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 5 MS-64's.
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-61. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 563, illustrated, sold for
$2,185.00
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 1193 at $1,092.50 From the sale of the Harold A. Blauvelt Collection,
February 1977, Lot 307
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1194 at $529.00
PCGS EF-40. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5797, not illustrated, sold for $230.00
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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