1877-S $2.50 MS63 认证号18127996, PCGS号7827

Ron Guth

Most (perhaps all) examples of this date utilize a New Reverse ("Hub of 1859-1907") and this may be the first appearance of the New Reverse on an S-Mint Quarter Eagle.  Please report any Old Reverse examples.

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David Akers (1975/88)

This is the second most common San Francisco mint quarter eagle after the 1878-S. It is readily obtainable in lower grades and even choice uncirculated specimens are encountered with some regularity. In fact, this is the most common S Mint quarter eagle in full mint state. The 1877-S is the first S Mint quarter eagle that uses the "new" reverse that was adopted at the Philadelphia Mint in 1859. All previous San Francisco Mint quarter eagles have the old reverse that was used at all mints from 1840 to 1858. The S mintmark is very small, roughly half the size that it is on earlier S Mint quarter eagles.