1878-S QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5510
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 140,000
Proofs: None
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: 96.5
grains (6.3 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
EF-40 Cleaned. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"October 2000 Long Beach Sale", October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6773,
not illustrated, sold for $322.00
Very Fine/Extremely Fine. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary
Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 737, not plated, sold for $258.75
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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