1853 25C No Arrows (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Seated Quarters 1838-1891

PCGS MS67+

PCGS MS67+

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PCGS MS67+

PCGS MS67+

PCGS MS67

PCGS MS67

PCGS #:
5421
Designer:
Robert Ball Hughes/Christian Gobrecht
Edge:
Reeded
Diameter:
24.30 millimeters
Weight:
6.74 grams
Mintage:
44,200
Mint:
Philadelphia
Metal:
90% Silver, 10% Copper
Major Varieties

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

Grades Survival
Estimate
Numismatic
Rarity
Relative Rarity
By Type
Relative Rarity
By Series
All Grades 500 R-6.0 25 / 49 TIE 49 / 114 TIE
60 or Better 50 R-8.5 25 / 49 TIE 50 / 114 TIE
65 or Better 20 R-9.1 23 / 49 51 / 114 TIE
Survival Estimate
All Grades 500
60 or Better 50
65 or Better 20
Numismatic Rarity
All Grades R-6.0
60 or Better R-8.5
65 or Better R-9.1
Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades 25 / 49 TIE
60 or Better 25 / 49 TIE
65 or Better 23 / 49
Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades 49 / 114 TIE
60 or Better 50 / 114 TIE
65 or Better 51 / 114 TIE

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos Grade Image Pedigree and History
1 MS67+ PCGS grade

Bowers & Merena 11/2009:687 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30370, $38,187.50

2 MS67 PCGS grade

Stack's/Bowers 8/2015:10080, $35,250

2 MS67 PCGS grade

Heritage 6/2015:3904, $32,900

4 MS66 PCGS grade
4 MS66 PCGS grade
4 MS66 PCGS grade
4 MS66 PCGS grade
4 MS66 PCGS grade
4 MS66 estimated grade
4 MS66 estimated grade
#1 MS67+ PCGS grade

Bowers & Merena 11/2009:687 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30370, $38,187.50

#2 MS67 PCGS grade

Stack's/Bowers 8/2015:10080, $35,250

#2 MS67 PCGS grade

Heritage 6/2015:3904, $32,900

#4 MS66 PCGS grade
#4 MS66 PCGS grade
#4 MS66 PCGS grade
#4 MS66 PCGS grade
#4 MS66 PCGS grade
#4 MS66 estimated grade
#4 MS66 estimated grade
Ron Guth:

In 1853, the U.S. Mint reduced the weight of the Quarter Dollar to correct the ratio between gold and silver. The effect of the change was to make all previously-minted coins worth more than their face value. To denote the difference between the old and the new coins, the Mint added small arrowheads to the left and right sides of the date. Thus, it was no longer necessary to read the date on the coin to tell it if was old-tenor or new.

Before the change went into effect, the Philadelphia Mint struck over 44,000 of the 1853 No Arrows Quarter Dollar. As a result, this is a scarce date that is difficult to locate in Mint State. A small handful of MS64 to MS6 examples exist, and true Superb Gems are exceedingly rare. The example pictured above is one of only two PCGS MS67 examples certified so far.