With a mintage of only 2,710, the 1808 quarter eagle, which is a one year type coin, is one of the most desirable U.S. coins. According to PCGS CoinFacts there are 132 survivors. The mintage was made from one die pair which were cut by John Reich. There would not be any more orders for the rest of Reich's tenure at the mint. Like many of Reich's dies, the 13th star has a notch cut into one of the arms. This piece was graded by PCGS as an AU-50. It is in an old greeen label holder. The 1808 quarter eagle was the first year for the Indian type. This coin always had a flat spot at the top of the eagle's wing on the reverse. Since that is a grading point, sometimes you find this date conservatively graded. I bought this piece from a dealer friend who was planning to crack it out in search of a higher grade. I probably over paid because of that, but I liked the coin. It is PCGS graded MS-64.
