1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
- Year
- 1796
- Rank
- 19 of 100
1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar
1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1796) is ranked 19 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $168,000 on 3 April 2025. America's first quarter dollar and the only quarter struck in the 18th century; a famous one-year type.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
America's first quarter dollar and the only quarter struck in the 18th century; a famous one-year type.
25c silver, Draped Bust, Small Eagle, B-1, PCGS MS61 (Frost Collection)
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $168,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 3 April 2025
Heritage Auctions, Apr 3 2025, Frost Collection. PCGS MS61, B-1 variety, realized $168,000. The issue's auction record is $1,740,000.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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- 2026-08-08