1806 25C Draped Bust Quarter Dollar, B-3 NGC VF35 Ex. Reiver Collection

Here’s a great type coin from the early days of our nation—at a quite affordable price. Ron Guth writes in PCGS Coinfacts: “The non-overdated 1806 Quarter is the collector's best choice for a representative example of the Draped Bust Type. The 1796 and 1804 Quarters are rare and expensive, the 1807 is seldom fully struck, the 1806/5 is s trifle bit more scarce, and the 1805 is hard to find in high grade. This leaves the 1806, which is semi-scarce (as are all Draped Bust Quarters), but it is the most plentiful of all the Draped Bust Quarters and it is the most available in Mint State (in full disclosure, the 1807 comes close).”

NGC has graded 101 in VF35 with 146 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $3,000.00 in VF35.

The First Philadelphia Mint, where this great type coin was struck in 1806. Photo: Library of Congress.