1856-O QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5439
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 968,000
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, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
AU-58. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 169,
not illustrated, sold for $575.00 From the sale of the John
Pittman Collection, May 1998, Lot 1334
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-64's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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