1854-O QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5433, 5434
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,484,000
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 example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
The finest "Huge O" example graded by PCGS is a single EF-45.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 1196 Not Sold
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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