1838 25C Seated, No Drapery AU55 认证号13079520, PCGS号5391

AU55 1-A. From the Heritage 2008 June West Palm Beach Florida (Summer FUN) Signatures auction #1110. Warm gold-orange hews grace the fields of this Choice AU coin. The strike is bold, and only a touch of wear crosses the still-lustrous surfaces. Housed in a small-format PCGS holder. From The Glenwood Collection.

Ron Guth

In mid-1838, Christian Gobrecht's Seated Liberty design finally made it to the Quarter Dollar -- two years after it had appeared on the Silver Dollar and a full year after it appeared on the Half Dimes and Dimes.  Gobrecht's original design did not have any drapery under Liberty's left elbow (viewer's right); the drapery was not added on the Quarters until 1841.  Some collectors believe the No Drapery design should be recognized as a separate type and we tend to agree.  Regardless, the only option for the 1838 Quarter is the No Drapery version.

This date is fairly common and can be found in circulated grades with relative ease.  Mint State examples are scarce, bordering on rare, and the typical grade falls into the MS62 to MS64 range.  Gems are very rare.