This 1843-O is minted in New Orleans, the letter O is seen below the eagle on the reverse. It is graded in VF-30 and it is very fine coin. In the obverse, the higher relief areas of hair are worn flat. The hair to the right of the coronet is merged into heavy strands. The stars are flat at their centers. And in the reverse much of the eagle is flat and with less than 50 percent of the feather detail remaining. The vertical shield stripes being deeply recessed remain blood. This Liberty Head quarter eagle is seldom collected in grades that lower than VF-20. This series has a circulation strike mintage of 364,002 and it is designed by Christian Gobrecht. It is measure in 18 millimeters in diameter and weight of 64.5 grains or 4.2 grams. This is also composed of metal which is 90 percent of gold and 10 percent of copper.
VF-20: 250 dollars
AU-55: 750 dollars
MS-63: 8,500 dollars
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