Values
A large Capped Bust quarter is the motto type of 1815–1828. This page is a series reference, not a price list.
The mintage chart leaves G, VF, and MS-63 blank. The NGC US Coin Price Guide file retrieved 2026-08-21 does not cover this piece. Do not paste an auction hammer into the grade columns.
If you have one and want to sell it, start with how to sell a coin collection. The reduced Capped Bust quarter is 1831–1838 and has no motto. The Draped Bust quarter is the previous type.
Key Dates
1815 is the first large quarter of this design. Several later years are absent from the circulation column: the article has no 1816 or 1817 row, and 1825 is included in 1824.
1827 is on the chart as the circulation cell the article prints. 1828 is the last large-diameter year in that table.
Errors
25 over 50. The article mentions an overmark on some 1822 and 1828 coins. It is a variety note, not a second circulation total.
3 over 2. The article says the 1823 circulation coins are overdates. The row is still the one circulation figure.
Proof cells. Original and restrike proof counts sit in their own lines. They stay off this business-strike chart.
Reduced quarter. A close collar and no motto are the 1831–1838 page.
Compare the coin to the NGC Coin Explorer. That category includes the reduced size. We do not host their plates.
Varieties
This page is the large quarter, 1815 through 1828. Collectors attribute the die marriages by Browning numbers. The reduced quarter of 1831–1838 is the other page. This page does not list every Browning number.
- Browning numbersEach die marriage has a B number. A large quarter is still one date until that number says otherwise.
- 1823/2An overdate guides name. A regular date punch is not this variety.
Names follow PCGS CoinFacts and NGC, the same publishers this site already cites. This is a name list, not a price list and not a count.
Mintage
Large-diameter circulation counts from the quarter mintage-figures article.
| Year | Mint | Mintage | G | VF | MS-63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815 | P | 89,235 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1818 | P | 361,174 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1819 | P | 144,000 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1820 | P | 127,444 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1821 | P | 216,851 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1822 | P | 64,080 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1823 | P | 17,800 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1824 | P | 168,000 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1827 | P | 4,000 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
| 1828 | P | 102,000 Large-diameter circulation cell. Proof lines and the 1825 caret stay off. | — | — | — |
Mintage: the note under this table names the page that printed each count. These figures are not an NGC Coin Explorer extract and they are not the 1974 Mint pamphlet.
Collector-standard year/mint presentation follows A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book). These cells are Mint manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Values: NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-21. Guide values, not offers. Not melt. NGC IDs link to the same publisher’s price-guide listing.
Key date names: NGC Coin Explorer. Bold rows are only dates that publisher named.
Each row is the circulation cell. Proof lines, the 1825 caret, and years the article omits are not invented. The grade columns are empty because this site has no NGC guide extract for this coin.
Specifications
These are mint specs, not what a dealer pays. Wear can take a little weight off. We will not invent a tolerance. The weight row is the 1792 standard for a quarter dollar. No catalog page used here prints a thickness. This is not the reduced planchet of 1831–1838.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diameter | Not printed |
| Thickness | Not printed |
| Weight | 104 grains standard (Coinage Act of April 2, 1792) |
| Composition | 1,485/1,664 silver, the rest copper (Coinage Act of April 2, 1792) |
| Edge | Not printed on a cited catalog page |
| Designer | John Reich |
No catalog page used for the large Capped Bust quarter prints a thickness. Diameter and thickness stay Not printed. The weight is the 1792 quarter-dollar standard. The reduced 1831–1838 planchet is not this page.
Grading
A large Capped Bust quarter wears first on the cheek and cap, and on the eagle’s breast.
The motto ribbon is part of this type. The reduced quarter has no motto.
Key Diagnostic Areas
| Area | What to examine | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Cap | The cheek, the cap, and the curls. | Those high points flatten first. |
| Motto | E PLURIBUS UNUM on the ribbon. | The motto is how this large coin differs from the reduced quarter. |
| Eagle | The breast and the shield. | A smooth breast is wear, not a weak motto. |
| Date | 1815 through 1828, with years the chart skips. | 1825 is inside the 1824 delivery in the source. It is not a second grade. |
Circulated & Mint State
These cards describe this coin, not a second copy of the P-1 through MS-70 chart. The shared numbers live on the glossary.
See graded photos. The photos that show what VF looks like live at PCGS. We do not host their plates. NGC Coin Explorer is another look if you want a second set.
What each named grade looks like on this design.
Poor
Poor
A disk you can still call a large Capped Bust quarter if you already know the type.
- The cheek and the motto are gone.
- The date may be a shadow. Do not scrape it.
- Shine does not make this a better coin.
AG
About Good
You might read a digit. The high points on this large Capped Bust quarter are already slick.
- The cheek and the motto are worn to a blank patch.
- If you cannot read the date without hoping, stay here.
- A 1818 is still this grade if it is this worn.
Good
Good
The date is readable. The design is still mostly an outline.
- The cheek and the motto are flat. The type is an outline, not a portrait.
- The rim should be full enough to hold the legend.
- This is a worn coin, not a details story.
VG
Very Good
The date is clear. A little life returns away from the high points.
- Some leftover detail sits away from the cheek and the motto.
- The high points are still tired.
- Do not clean the date to “see it better.”
Fine
Fine
You can follow the design. The high points are outlined, not sharp.
- The cheek and the motto are outlined and flat — no real sharpness yet.
- The rest of the coin can look busier than the grade.
- The date should be clear. The mint mark should be too, if there is one.
VF
Very Fine
The type is doing real work. The cheek and the motto still decide.
- Leftover detail sits on the cheek and the motto. The centers are still the worn spot.
- Marks do not raise the grade.
- A regular 1818 is still this grade if it is this worn.
EF
Extremely Fine
Most of the coin looks sharp. The high points tell on it.
- Light wear on the cheek and the motto.
- The rest of the coin can look better than the grade. Trust the high points.
- The date should be sharp.
AU
About Uncirculated
Almost no wear — and “almost” lives on the same high points.
- A trace of rub on the cheek and the motto.
- Luster may still sit in the fields. Rub on those high points is still rub.
- A bright coin with a slick high point is still slick.
Basal MS
Mint State
No wear. The fight is marks and luster, not how white the coin looks.
- No rub on the cheek and the motto.
- Marks and luster decide how this mint-state coin lives.
- A bright chewed-up coin is still chewed-up.
Choice
Choice Mint State
Still no wear. Cleaner fields than basal mint state.
- Same no-wear rule on the cheek and the motto.
- Fewer marks in the fields. Luster is more intact.
- White is not a grade.
Gem
Gem Mint State
A clean large Capped Bust quarter for this type. Still mint state, still not a story.
- No wear on the cheek and the motto.
- Marks and luster, not a romance about a date or a white field.
- A slab is an opinion in plastic. The glossary has the numbers.
Proof cells stay off the chart. This page does not invent a PR price grid. The proof numbers live on the glossary.
Copper color designations do not apply to this silver coin. See the Lincoln Wheat cent and the glossary.
Overview
The large Capped Bust quarter is the 1815–1828 coin with a motto on the reverse. Liberty faces left, cap on a pole. The diameter is the wide one. John Reich’s design, kept by later engravers, is the portrait. The reduced bust without the motto starts in 1831 and already has a page.
The photograph is an 1815 Capped Bust quarter, the large diameter with the motto, from the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The reduced coin of 1831 is a different page.
This page is a series article, not a shop listing.
History
After the draped bust, quarter coinage waited until 1815. The mintage article then lists large-diameter years through 1828, with comments for overdates and for proofs. This chart keeps the circulation numbers only. The 1825 note says those coins are included in the 1824 delivery, so 1825 is not given a number of its own.
The reduced diameter is a different series page. Mixing the two would hide the motto and the size change.
Design
Obverse: capped bust facing left, stars, the date. Reverse: eagle, E PLURIBUS UNUM on a ribbon, 25 C. The motto is how you separate this coin from the later reduced quarter at a glance.
The cheek, the cap, and the eagle’s breast wear first. A lettered edge belongs to some halves, not to this quarter.
People Also Ask
Why is this separate from the other Capped Bust quarter?
The reduced no-motto quarter of 1831–1838 already has a page. This page is the earlier large diameter with E PLURIBUS UNUM, 1815–1828.
Why is 1825 missing?
The mintage article prints a caret for 1825 and says that delivery is included in 1824. A caret is not a second count.
Where are the proof figures?
The article lists tiny proof cells beside several years, cited separately from the circulation column. Those proof cells are not rows here.
How much is a large Capped Bust quarter worth?
This page does not print guide prices. The NGC US Coin Price Guide file retrieved 2026-08-21 does not include this coin. An auction result is not a guide cell.
Collector Considerations
If the coin is smaller and has no motto, leave this page. If the date is 1796 through 1807 and the bust is draped, use the draped-bust quarter page.
Overdates stay inside the year row. Proof counts of a handful of coins stay in the article’s proof lines, not in this file.
The lettered-edge Capped Bust half is the half dollar with a related cap. It is twice the face value.
A Final Word
The large Capped Bust quarter page is the motto coin and the circulation column. Proofs and the 1825 caret stay out.
An auction story is not a mintage.