1802/'1' $2.50

1804 $2.50 14 Star Reverse

1804 $2.50 13 Star Reverse (Regular Strike)

Series: Draped Bust $2 1/2 1796-1807

PCGS AU58

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PCGS AU58

PCGS #:: 7651

Designer:: Robert Scot

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 20.00 millimeters

Weight:: 4.37 grams

Mintage:: 500

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 91.7% Gold, 8.3% Copper

Auction Record:: $499,375 • AU53 • 05-19-2015 • Stack's Bowers

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1804 $2.50 13 Star Reverse
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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	11	R-9.5	1 / 11	1 / 12
60 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 11	1 / 12
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 11	1 / 12

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All Grades	11
60 or Better
65 or Better

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All Grades	R-9.5
60 or Better	R-10.1
65 or Better	R-10.1

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All Grades	1 / 11
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65 or Better	1 / 11

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All Grades	1 / 12
60 or Better	1 / 12
65 or Better	1 / 12

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	AU58 PCGS grade	New Netherlands 48th Sale 11/1956:184 - Stack's 3/1990:629 - Superior “Auction ‘90” 8/1990:1250 - Superior 5/1991:1308 (as PCGS AU55) - Long Beach Connoisseur Collection - Bowers & Merena 8/1999:343 (as PCGS AU55), $149,500 - R.M. Phillips Limited Partnership Collection - Heritage 7/2009:1209 (as PCGS AU58 14975445), $322,000
2	AU55 PCGS grade	Amon G. Carter, Jr. Family - Stack's 1/1984:533, $27,500 - McCoy Family Collection of U.S. Early Gold Quarter Eagles - Heritage 1/2016:5530, $505,250
3	AU53 PCGS grade	George Earle - Henry Chapman 6/1912:2502 - Stack's 3/1979:1672 - RARCOA “Auction ‘85” 7/1985:349 - David Akers “Auction ‘89” 7/1989:1359 - Michael Keston - Superior 1/1996:6 - Ed Price Collection - Heritage 7/2008:1459, $322,000 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack’s/Bowers & Sotheby’s 5/2015:1121, $499,375
4	AU50 PCGS grade	Charles W. Neumoyer Collection - Stack's 5/1960:2352, $620 (against a $400 estimate) - John Jay Pittman Collection - David Akers 5/1998:1715, $82,500 - Bowers & Merena 8/2000:2045, not sold - Heritage 1/2004:3005, $92,000 - Stack’s 7/2009:1300, $149,500 - Stack’s 8/2014:11010, not sold - Heritage 6/2016:4771, $146,875
5	EF40 PCGS grade
5	EF40 estimated grade	Buddy De Sylva - Superior, 2/1978:644,$15,000 - Superior “Auction '79” 7/1979:1659, $13,500 - Robert Hilt Collection - Liberty USA Collection - Heritage 1/2015:4230, $82,250

#1 AU58 PCGS grade

New Netherlands 48th Sale 11/1956:184 - Stack's 3/1990:629 - Superior “Auction ‘90” 8/1990:1250 - Superior 5/1991:1308 (as PCGS AU55) - Long Beach Connoisseur Collection - Bowers & Merena 8/1999:343 (as PCGS AU55), $149,500 - R.M. Phillips Limited Partnership Collection - Heritage 7/2009:1209 (as PCGS AU58 14975445), $322,000

#2 AU55 PCGS grade

Amon G. Carter, Jr. Family - Stack's 1/1984:533, $27,500 - McCoy Family Collection of U.S. Early Gold Quarter Eagles - Heritage 1/2016:5530, $505,250

#3 AU53 PCGS grade

George Earle - Henry Chapman 6/1912:2502 - Stack's 3/1979:1672 - RARCOA “Auction ‘85” 7/1985:349 - David Akers “Auction ‘89” 7/1989:1359 - Michael Keston - Superior 1/1996:6 - Ed Price Collection - Heritage 7/2008:1459, $322,000 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack’s/Bowers & Sotheby’s 5/2015:1121, $499,375

#4 AU50 PCGS grade

Charles W. Neumoyer Collection - Stack's 5/1960:2352, $620 (against a $400 estimate) - John Jay Pittman Collection - David Akers 5/1998:1715, $82,500 - Bowers & Merena 8/2000:2045, not sold - Heritage 1/2004:3005, $92,000 - Stack’s 7/2009:1300, $149,500 - Stack’s 8/2014:11010, not sold - Heritage 6/2016:4771, $146,875

#5 EF40 PCGS grade

#5 EF40 estimated grade

Buddy De Sylva - Superior, 2/1978:644,$15,000 - Superior “Auction '79” 7/1979:1659, $13,500 - Robert Hilt Collection - Liberty USA Collection - Heritage 1/2015:4230, $82,250

David Akers (1975/88): A mintage figure of 1,003 is suggested in Walter Breen's monograph on quarter eagles. This "high" mintage seems very unlikely to me, however, since the 1804 13 Star quarter eagle is much more rare than either the 1976 With Stars or 1797, both of which have mintages only slightly more than 400. In my experience this is the rarest quarter eagle. I have seen or handled more of every other date than I have of the 1804 13 Star Reverse, and almost every significant collection of quarter eagles is lacking this variety. An estimate of 10 to 12 pieces known might be a shade on the high side. The 13 stars on the obverse are arranged 8 to the left and 5 to the right, as they are on the 1802/1 quarter eagle.

Ron Guth:

Akers suspicion that an estimate of 10 to 12 examples known of the 1804 $2.50 13 Stars Reverse appears to have withstood the test of time. The PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census lists six examples from EF to AU58, plus a couple of circulated examples could be added to that list. The finest example (a PCGS AU58) first appeared on the numismatic market in a 1956 New Netherlands sale, and last appeared in 2009, when it sold for a hefty $322,000. Ownership of any 1804 $2.50 13 Star Reverse is quite a numismatic accomplishment.