1846 QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 5409, 5540
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 510,000
Proofs: estimated 20
Designer: Obverse by Thomas
Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball Hughes;
Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 103.1
grains (6.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
PCGS Proof-65. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part
III", May 21, 2001, Lot 1441, illustrated, not sold
PCGS Proof- 64, Very Choice Brilliant
Proof. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October
17-19, 2000, Lot 709, plated, unsold
Recent appearances:
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS is a single
MS-65.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 8 PR-64's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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