DRAPED BUST QUARTER DOLLARS (1796-1807)
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Designer: Robert Scot
Diameter: 27.5 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 89%
Copper - 11%
Weight: 104 grains (6.74 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mint mark: None (all dates of this type were struck at Philadelphia)
Small Eagle or Plain Eagle Reverse
Draped Bust Quarter 1796-1807
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PLAIN EAGLE REVERSE (1796 ONLY)
EAGLE WITH SHIELD REVERSE (1804-1807)
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Heraldic Eagle or Eagle With Shield Reverse
Cherry Picker's List:
1806 One variety is an 1806/5 over date.
FACTS:
The Plain Eagle, commonly called Small Eagle Reverse was only minted in the year 1796; from 1804-1807 a newly designed reverse called Eagle With Shield Reverse is often referred too as Heraldic Eagle Reverse.
