Cherry Picker's List:
1838 No drapery at Liberty's left elbow.
1839 No drapery at Liberty's left elbow.
1840 From 1840 onward, drapery is added to Liberty's left elbow.
1840-O The first issues of this year lack drapery at Liberty's left elbow.
1842-O Comes in Small and Large Date varieties - the Small Date is the rare one.
1849-O
1851-O
1852-O
1854-O Huge O
1860-S
1864-S
1866
1867
1867-S
1869
1870-CC
1871-CC
1871-S
1872-CC
1872-S
1873 Closed 3
1873-CC
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
SEATED LIBERTY QUARTER DOLLARS (1838-1891)
SPECIFICATIONS:
Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball Hughes; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 103.1 grains (6.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mint mark: None (for Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle on the reverse
Images courtesy of Superior Galleries
Images courtesy of Heritage Numismatic Auctions
NO MOTTO ON REVERSE (1838-1865)
ARROWHEADS AT DATE, RAYS ON REVERSE (1853 ONLY)
ARROWHEADS AT DATE, NO RAYS ON REVERSE (1854-1855)
NO MOTTO ON REVERSE (RESUMED 1856-1865)
NOTES:
No other United States coin series has realized so many design changes as the Seated Liberty Design. The series was designed by the likes of Gobrecht, and Sully and the design changes where as follows:
- NO MOTTO ON REVERSE (1838-1865)
- ARROWHEADS AT DATE, RAYS ON REVERSE (1853 ONLY)
- ARROWHEADS AT DATE, NO RAYS ON REVERSE (1854-1855)
- NO MOTTO ON REVERSE (RESUMED 1856-1865)
- WITH MOTTO ON REVERSE (1866-1891)
- ARROWHEADS AT DATE (1873-1874)
- WITH MOTTO ON REVERSE (RESUMED 1875-1891)
WITH MOTTO ON REVERSE (1866-1891)
ARROWHEADS AT DATE (1873-1874)
WITH MOTTO ON REVERSE (RESUMED 1875-1891)
SEATED LIBERTY QUARTER DOLLARS (1838-1891)
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