1871 QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 5478, 5570, 85570,
95570
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 118,200
Proofs: 960
Designer: Obverse by Thomas
Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes, executed
by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht, modified by
James Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±24.3 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±96
grains (±6.2 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
PCGS Proof-66. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
,
Lot 394, illustrated, sold for $2,760.00
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part
III", May 21, 2001, Lot 1465, illustrated, sold for $5,060.00
Recent appearances:
NGC Proof-62. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8155, not illustrated, sold for $322.00
ANACS MS-62. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February
16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1635, not illustrated, sold for $379.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 5 PR-66's.
The finest Proof Cameo
example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-65.
The finest Proof Deep Cameo
example graded by PCGS is a single PRDC-64.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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