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Obverse of 1804 Quarter Eagle     Reverse of 1804 Quarter Eagle


1804 $2-1/2 DOLLARS
OR QUARTER EAGLE

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,327
Proofs: 0

Designer: Robert Scot

Diameter: ±20 millimeters

Metal content:
Gold - 91.7%
Other - 8.3%

Weight: ±67.5 grains (±4.37 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mintmark: None (all examples of this date and type were struck at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mint)

Images courtesy of Superior Galleries

Varieties:
14 Stars on Reverse 
13 Stars on Reverse

Notes:
The finest 1804 14 Star Reverse Quarter Eagles graded by PCGS are 2 MS-63's.

The finest 1804 13 Star Reverse Quarter Eagles graded by PCGS are 2 AU-55's.

Significant examples:
 (see individual varieties)

Recent appearances:
 (see individual varieties)

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen

"The PCGS Population Report, April 2004" by The Professional Coin Grading Service
 
 

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