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1877 Proof Quarter Pattern - J-1500

Strike Type
1877 Proof Quarter Pattern - J-1500

Coin Details

Year
1877
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Metric & Stella Patterns (1874-1879)
Composition
Copper

Auction Record

$32,200 PR63 07-08-2010 Heritage Auctions

Description

Proof quarter pattern struck in 1877, at the peak of goloid metric experimentation, when Mint Director Linderman pursued aggressive testing of silver-gold-copper alloy compositions for potential international trade coins. This proof striking in silver is part of the quarter dollar design studies as part of broader silver coinage experimentation conducted at the Philadelphia Mint under Chief Engraver William Barber.

Rarity Notes

R-6 to R-7 (Very Rare to Extremely Rare). Most pattern issues from this period survive in very limited numbers.

Cross References

Judd J-1500, Pollock P-1645

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