(1876-81) Gold Quarter - Reverse of BG-780
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $6,600
- Sold
- Grade
- MS62
- Auction house
- Stack's Bowers
Description
This undated octagonal gold quarter dollar carries only the reverse design of Breen-Gillio BG-780, which PCGS dates to 1876-81. Its photo shows the 1/4 DOLLAR CAL. wreath on one side and a sunken, mirror-image copy of the same design on the other, the mark of a brockage rather than a new die pairing. Breen and Gillio put the jewelers' issues of 1858-1882 (1859-1882 in their first edition) into Period Two; most were lighter than their face value and were sold as charms and keepsakes, until the Secret Service enforced the 1864 ban on private coinage in 1883. Catalogue number: BG-780 (reverse die only). PCGS number 961811.
Cross References
BG-780 (reverse die only)
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