1855-O 25C Arrows (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Seated Quarters 1838-1891

PCGS MS64

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PCGS AU53

PCGS XF45

PCGS #:: 5436

Designer:: Robert Ball Hughes/Christian Gobrecht

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 24.30 millimeters

Weight:: 6.20 grams

Mintage:: 176,000

Mint:: New Orleans

Metal:: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $88,000 • MS66 • 04-01-1997 • Bowers & Merena

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	150	R-7.5	1 / 6	8 / 114
60 or Better	6	R-9.7	1 / 6	9 / 114 TIE
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 6	1 / 114

Survival Estimate
All Grades	150
60 or Better	6
65 or Better

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-7.5
60 or Better	R-9.7
65 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	1 / 6
60 or Better	1 / 6
65 or Better	1 / 6

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	8 / 114
60 or Better	9 / 114 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 114

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS66 estimated grade	Matthew A. Stickney Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1907:1195 - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1460, $88,000 - Legend Numismatics, sold privately in 4/2008 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 5/2015:98343, $82,250
2	MS64 PCGS grade	John Jay Pittman Collection - David Akers 5/1998:1331, $19,800 - High Desert Collection (PCGS Set Registry)
2	MS64 PCGS grade
4	MS63 PCGS grade
4	MS63 estimated grade
4	MS63 estimated grade
7	MS62 estimated grade
7	MS62 estimated grade
7	MS62 estimated grade
10	MS61 estimated grade

#1 MS66 estimated grade

Matthew A. Stickney Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1907:1195 - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1460, $88,000 - Legend Numismatics, sold privately in 4/2008 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 5/2015:98343, $82,250

#2 MS64 PCGS grade

John Jay Pittman Collection - David Akers 5/1998:1331, $19,800 - High Desert Collection (PCGS Set Registry)

#2 MS64 PCGS grade

#4 MS63 PCGS grade

#4 MS63 estimated grade

#7 MS62 estimated grade

#10 MS61 estimated grade

Ron Guth:

The 1855-O Quarter Dollar is easily the rarest of the With Arrows type. The mintage is a mere 176,000, a drastic fall-off from the million plus mintage of the previous year's output at the New Orleans Mint. A look at the PCGS Population Report confirms the rarity -- it has the lowest population of any Quarter Dollar from 1853 to 1855.

Mint State examples of this date are very rare. The finest example is the NGC MS67 that hails from the Stickney and Eliasberg Collections.