1873 QUARTER DOLLAR -
NO ARROWHEADS AT DATE
(see also 1873
Quarter Dollar - Arrowheads at Date)
PCGS No: 5484, 5485, 5572,
85572
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 212,000
Proofs: 600
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 MS-66. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part
III", May 21, 2001, Lot 1466, "Open 3", illustrated, sold
for $9,775.00
Recent appearances:
NGC Proof 67. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February
16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1636, "Arrows. Ex. Eliasberg, From
Bowers and Merena's Eliasberg Sale, April 1997, lot 1504"
NGC Proof-65. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5827, not illustrated, sold for $2,185.00
ICG Proof-65. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet
of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 1619,
"Closed 3" Not sold
ANACS Proof-63. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1208, "Closed 3" at
$632.50
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 1467, illustrated,
sold for $3,680.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated "Open 3" example graded by PCGS is a
single MS-66.
The finest Uncirculated "Closed 3" example graded by PCGS is a
single MS-62.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 2 PR-67's.
The finest Proof Cameo
example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-65.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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