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Session Two - Sunday, June 1, 2014 Approx 12:00 PM
Sea t ed Li be r t y Qua r t e r Do l l a r s
G
EM
1838 L
IBERTY
S
EATED
Q
UARTER
398
1838
.
NGC graded MS-65
. Seated. Well struck and fully
white.
Pop 5; 5 finer, 3 in 66, 1 in 66+, 1 in 67
.
Estimated Value .................................... $19,000 - 20,000
399
1840-O. Drapery
.
PCGS graded EF-45
. Nice even toning on
both sides. Popular early O-mint issue and a design that
replaced the 1838-40 No Drapery Type. These are Christian
Gobrecht designs, revised in 1840 by Robert Ball Hughes using
heavier drapery folds on Liberty. Scarce in all grades. Would
make a desirable addition to a date-and-mintmark Seated Lib-
erty quarter set. (
PCGS # 5398
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $150 - 175
Enlargement
400
1844-O
.
PCGS graded MS-64
. Lightly toned on both sides.
What a choice specimen this is! For starters, it is the one of only
5 graded at this level or higher by NGC, with only two other
competitors at this level. Second, perhaps even more important,
it is quite attractive, light silver frosted surfaces with natural
toning. Third, it is fairly well struck for an early New Orleans
release.
As a class, New Orleans quarter dollars of the 1840s are some-
what scarce. When seen they are apt to be in worn grades or in
low Mint State, often with surface problems. The present MS64
example is a enviable coin, one to go by as a standard for this
quality.
Pop 3; 2 finer in 65
. (
PCGS # 5407
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$3,500 - 3,800
401
1856-S, S over S
.
PCGS graded VF-35
. Well struck with the
over mint mark clearly visible. Lightly toned. A popular and very
rare Red Book variety. (
PCGS # 5441
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$4,000 - 4,500
