QUARTER DOLLAR 1804-1807 Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle
Description
Perhaps the most inviting change in this design as compared to the first Quarter dollar minted in 1796, is the replacing of the scrawny eagle on the reverse with the Great Seal of the United States. Now that's an Eagle we can all be proud of. The obverse design, however, maintained the same design as the 1796 Quarter. With nearly 1,000 times as many of these dates produced as the 1796 series, it will be easier to find one of these coins in a more pristine condition. Here it becomes slightly more evident that Miss Liberty was not as modest as the drapery or gown covering her low neckline, are actually quite revealing.
Examples of the 1804-1807 years are readily located in grades from About Good through Very Fine. Extremely Fine pieces are elusive, AU pieces are rare, and Uncirculated pieces are exceedingly rare. Virtually without exception, issues of this design are lightly struck in one or more areas, with the obverse and reverse rims, the stars on the obverse, and the stars above the eagle on the reverse being typical areas of light impression. The same situation is shared with the half dimes, dimes, half dollars of this date range.
Valuation
- COIN NAME
- QUARTER DOLLAR 1804-1807 Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle
- DESIGNED BY
- Robert Scot
- ISSUE DATE
- 1804-1807
- COMPOSITION
- 0.8924 part silver, 0.1076 part copper
- DIAMETER
- 27.5 mm
- WEIGHT
- 104 grains
- EDGE
- Reeded
- BUS MINT
- 554,900
- PROOF MINT
- None
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