Coins of the United States of America

United States of America, Quarter-Dollar, 1796 (Breen 1). Small flan flaw on edge, otherwise good extremely fine, lightly toned, very rare
£25,000-30,000

Slabbed in NGC holder, graded AU55+

Breen 1 is the scarcer die-pairing of this very rare one-year type from the fledgling Philadelphia mint. The total mintage for the year was a meagre 6,146 pieces, after which no more quarters were made until 1804