1821 25C PR67 Certification #-52248, PCGS #5366

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Owner's Comments

PCGS grade. Sold by Bowers & Merena Apr '97 price realized $121,000. Lot #1383. Pedigreed 12/30/14.

Expert Comments

Ron Guth

Proof 1821 Quarter Dollars are exceedingly rare, with perhaps as few as four examples known to researchers. The undisputed Proof in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution is one of them. A second is the D. Brent Pogue PCGS PR67 that sold in 2015 for a record $235,000. A third example appeared in the Norweb sale as a one-sided Proof; it is now in an NGC PR65 holder. A fourth example appeared in the Eugene Gardner sale as an NGC PR65. A fifth candidate is the Robison example, but it has not reappeared on the market since 1999, when it sold for a mere $9,775 (compared to the $48,875 Gardner paid for his example in the same year -- nonetheless, Rory Rea et al list this example as a PR60).

Clearly, there are not 12-16 Proof 1821 Quarters, as previous authors have claimed. In truth, this is one of the rarest of all early U.S. Proof coins.

PCGS #

5366

Designer

John Reich

Edge

Reeded

Diameter

27.50 millimeters

Weight

6.74 grams

Mintage

Metal

89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper

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Region

The United States of America

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

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.
65 or Better	2	R-9.9	2 / 9 TIE	3 / 16 TIE
All Grades	2	R-9.9	2 / 9 TIE	3 / 16 TIE
60 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 9 TIE	1 / 16 TIE

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.
65 or Better	2
All Grades	2
60 or Better	1

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.
65 or Better	R-9.9
All Grades	R-9.9
60 or Better	R-10.0

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.
65 or Better	2 / 9 TIE
All Grades	2 / 9 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 9 TIE

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.
65 or Better	3 / 16 TIE
All Grades	3 / 16 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 16 TIE

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	PR67 PCGS grade	Thomas Cleneay Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 12/1890:1332 - John G. Mills Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 4/1904:994 - George H. Earle Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1912:3054 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1383, $121,000 - Dr. Gene Sherman, sold privately on 3/6/2001 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack’s/Bowers & Sotheby’s 5/2015:1066, $235,000
2	PR66 estimated grade
3	PR64 estimated grade
4	PR63 estimated grade
4	PR63 estimated grade

#1 PR67 PCGS grade

Thomas Cleneay Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 12/1890:1332 - John G. Mills Collection - S.H. & Henry Chapman 4/1904:994 - George H. Earle Collection - Henry Chapman 6/1912:3054 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1383, $121,000 - Dr. Gene Sherman, sold privately on 3/6/2001 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack’s/Bowers & Sotheby’s 5/2015:1066, $235,000

#2 PR66 estimated grade

#3 PR64 estimated grade

#4 PR63 estimated grade