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Name or Denominations
Liberty Seated Quarters 1838-1891 - 1885 25C
Issuer
United States
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1885
Currency
Dollar (1792-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
6.3 g
Diameter
24.3 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Silver
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
Struck
Front design
Seated Liberty
Back design
Heraldic eagle
Year of Minting
1885
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Philadelphia
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment
Inscriptions
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | E PLURIBUS UNUM | QUARTER DOL.
Context
: Philadelphia Mint circulation strike quarters from 1879-1889 have low mintages ranging from 5,000 to 15,200. The reason for these tiny mintage figures was the Bland-Allison Silver Act of 1878. The Act mandated the minting of prodigious amounts of dollar coins to satisfy the demands of Western mining interests. This taxed the Mint's coining and die making machinery which resulted in meager production of sorely needed minor coinage. The situation was not corrected until 1892 with the introduction of the new Barber coinage. With survival estimates in the 15% range, circulation strike quarters of these dates were, and still are, highly sought by date collectors, and hoarded by some.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Liberty Seated Quarter (1838-1891)
In circulation
NA
Demonetized
No
Marketplace listings
0
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