1852-O 25C AU55 认证号09658951, PCGS号5420

Briggs 1B. The production of 96,000 is only one of several factors that ensure this issue's rarity. The California gold rush altered the gold-silver ratio allowing speculators to melt silver coins for a slim profit over face value. In addition to poor strikes, 52-o quarters were struck with a collar resulting in flatter rims and faster wear. The majority of survivors are impaired or heavily worn. Only a couple of uncs are known, an MS62 and an MS63. This coin is probably a bit net graded. I suspect it was stored for years in a cabinet face up as the reverse is a pristine, bright MS63-64 with full satiny luster and a nice strike. However, the obverse is dull and has some minor pitting. In addition the obverse strike is flat. I can find no wear on either side of this coin with a loope.

Ron Guth

The 1852-O Quarter Dollar is a tough date that is incredibly rare in Mint State.  In fact, the majority of certified examples grade either XF40 or less.  PCGS has certified two Mint State examples, the finest of which is a single PCGS MS63.  This date shows the typical strike weakness of a New Orlean product, but some examples are weak at the top of the obverse and the bottom of the reverse, indicating that the dies may have been out of parallel when some coins were struck.  This anomaly can be seen on the finest example (illustrated above).

The record price for this date at auction is $126,500, realized in 2007 in a Heritage auction by a PCGS MS63.