1852-O QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5420
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 96,000
Proofs: None
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: "O"
(for New Orleans, LA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 1194 at $529.00 From the Stack's sale of the Robinson Collection,
February 1982, Lot 1323
ANACS AU-50. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5792, not illustrated, sold for $2,070.00
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-62.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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