1854-S Quarter Eagle
- Maker
- U.S. Mint (San Francisco)
- Year
- 1854
- Rank
- 59 of 100
1854-S Quarter Eagle
1854-S Quarter Eagle by U.S. Mint (San Francisco) (1854) is ranked 59 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $561,200. The legendary first-year San Francisco quarter eagle — a forgotten Gold Rush rarity with only ~13 distinct specimens known.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The legendary first-year San Francisco quarter eagle — a forgotten Gold Rush rarity with only ~13 distinct specimens known.
$2.50 gold, Liberty Head, S mintmark, first-year San Francisco quarter eagle (~13 known)
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $561,200
- Kind
- Realized at auction
Heritage Auctions — a 1854-S quarter eagle realized $561,200. One of the great San Francisco Gold Rush rarities; only ~13 specimens known across all grades.
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.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08