Years
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Composition
90% silver, 10% copper
Diameter
30.6 mm
Mass
12.44 g
Thickness
2.15 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City
Metal
Silver
Design
No drapery 1839, drapery, arrows & rays 1853, arrows 1854–55 and 1873–74, motto from 1866. Carson City 1870–78.
History
The half of the Mexican War through the Gilded Age. 1878-S, 1870-CC, 1874-CC, and 1853-O no arrows are the names that empty wallets. WB (Wiley-Bugert) die varieties are the specialist language.
Key dates
108 issues