PCGS MS64
PCGS MS63
- PCGS #:
- 5470
- Designer:
- Robert Ball Hughes/Christian Gobrecht
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 24.30 millimeters
- Weight:
- 6.20 grams
- Mintage:
- 20,000
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $86,250 • MS63 • 02-13-2008 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1867 25C
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 400 |
| 60 or Better | 30 |
| 65 or Better | |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-6.2 |
| 60 or Better | R-8.9 |
| 65 or Better | R-10.1 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 15 / 48 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 13 / 48 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 48 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 34 / 114 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 37 / 114 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 114 |
Condition Census What Is This?
| #1 MS65 estimated grade |
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#2 MS64 PCGS grade
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#2 MS64 PCGS grade
Heritage 12/2010:3532, $13,800 |
| #2 MS64 PCGS grade |
| #5 MS63+ PCGS grade |
#6 MS63 PCGS grade
Heritage 10/2010:3588, $6,325 |
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#6 MS63 PCGS grade
Heritage 2/2008:362, $86,250 |
| #6 MS63 PCGS grade |
| #6 MS63 PCGS grade |
| #10 MS62 PCGS grade |
The small mintage of the 1867 Quarter Dollar makes it a scarce date in most grades, but especially so in Mint State. The majority of Uncirculated survivors only grade out at MS62, and the finest examples certified by PCGS are a pair of MS64s.
One 1867 Quarter Dollar remains an anomaly. In 2008, a PCGS MS63 example in an old, green insert holder sold for $86,250 -- an amazingly high price for this date. More than two years later, a different PCGS MS63 sold for much less at $6,325, but that price was more in line with price guides current at the time. Something about the first example must have been special, as we cannot explain why it sold for such a spectacular price. Perhaps it upgraded and is no longer in a PCGS MS63 holder.
The 1867 Quarter Dollar usually comes well-struck. The challenge for the collector is to find a nice, problem-free, circulated example. Good luck with that!