Years
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Composition
90% silver, 10% copper
Diameter
24.3 mm
Mass
6.22 g
Thickness
1.75 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City
Metal
Silver
Design
Seated Liberty with no-drapery, drapery, arrows & rays (1853), arrows (1854–55, 1873–74), and motto (1866–91) subtypes. Carson City 1870–78.
History
The quarter of the 19th century. 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1873-CC no arrows, and 1878-S are the western keys. 1849-O and 1853 no arrows are eastern rarities. Motto vs. no motto is the type-set split.
Key dates
104 issues