1852 United States 1/4 Dollar Value

The 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1852 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade

1852 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade
GradeEstimated value

Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.

Today's value of the 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar

Pricing for the 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1852 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1852
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why there is no letter on this coin

Philadelphia struck the 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.

What makes the 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar valuable

For the 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.

Context adds the final layer to the 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.

1852 United States 1/4 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* (date)

Liberty seated

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; QUAR. DOL.

eagle, wings spread, shield on breast

Measured 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens

3 physically measured 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1852 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
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Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.