1859-O QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5449
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 260,000
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:
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5809, illustrated, sold for $1,610.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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