1857-O QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5443
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,180,000
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-50. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5527, not plated, unsold; Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Santa Clara"
Sale, November 16-17, 2000, Lot 5268, not illustrated, not sold
ANACS Corroded Cleaned Genuine, Not Graded. VF-35 Details. Ex-
Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach
Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6131, not plated, sold for $46.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-64's.
Sources and
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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