Click to enlargeJ1566/P1756

Morgan's quarter eagle design. These were struck on thinner and slightly wider 20.5mm vs 18mm planchets than the regular issue.

Examples were struck as follows: For images of most of these, click here.

Gold J1566/P1756 with only one known ex Newcomer, Col Green, Boyd (via BG Johnson 6/23/43 invoice), Farouk, Judd, Wilkison, Auction 90, Superior 8/91, Superior 8/92, Superior 1/93 as PCGS65, southern collection as NGC67, Simpson-Heritage 4/21, StacksBowers 8/22 - PCGS67

Akers had the pedigree split into 2 coins but only the one example with a mark to the left of the C in America is known.

Copper J1567/P1757 with about a dozen believed to exist, several of which have been gilt. The following are confirmed:

1-2) Smithsonian

3) CMB-Smithsonian, gilt

4) Reed-Durham Museum - ICG64, gilt

5) Hewitt in 1972, Bass, HWBRF-Heritage 5/23 – PCGS65RB

6) Col Green, Newman, EPNNES-Heritage 4/13 – NGC66BN

7) Kreisberg 11/70 lot 1328 ? described as possibly burnished with a few removable spots, Heritage 11/20 – PCGS62BN. This coin does look like it has been retoned.

8) Bolt-Stacks4/66 ?, Kreisberg 11/70 lot 1327 ?, Horn-Peters 1/75?, Queller-Heritage 1/09 FUN, Simpson-Heritage 4/21 – PCGS64, gilt

9) Stacks 8/76 ANA, Sieck-B/R 7/81 ANA, Heritage 8/90 ANA, Superior 5/91, Superior 5/92, B/M 1/97, Stacks 10/97, Heritage 7/03, B/M 7/04, Stacks 11/04, Goldberg 5/05 – NGC64, gilt with a ping near reverse rim at 4:00

10) Roach-Mehl 2/44, Taylor-NN 61st 6/70, Bass-B/M 5/99, ANR 8/06, Stacks 1/07, Stacks 6/07 – NGC61, gilt

This design was also copied into a half eagle J1568/P1758.

Photo courtesy of PCGS.