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Seated Liberty Quarters

Christian Gobrecht designed the Seated Liberty quarter, extending the same seated figure that appeared across every silver denomination from the half dime to the dollar. The design was by this point a known quantity, Liberty on her rock with the Phrygian cap on a pole, adapted from Sully and Peale and executed by Gobrecht, and the quarter version followed the established pattern without significant variation. The reverse carried a heraldic eagle with a shield, arrows, and olive branch, different from the wreath reverses used on the half dime and dime but consistent with the quarter and half dollar tradition. Gobrecht was not formally Chief Engraver when the quarter entered production in 1838, that title still belonged to the incapacitated Kneass, but he was doing all the work.

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1838–1891 Years struck
167 Date / variety entries
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City Mints

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Key date Semi-key Variety Proof Regular
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G VG F VF EF AU MS
1838 Seated, No Drapery 466,000 $48$61$67$149$370$815$1,355 SEMI-KEY CK-2456
1839 No Drapery 491,146 $48$61$67$149$370$850$1,380 REGULAR CK-2457
1840 Drapery 188,127 $55$61$67$149$350$565$1,330 REGULAR CK-2459
1840-O Drapery 382,200 ——————— REGULAR CK-2461
1840-O No Drapery 382,200 $61$64$88$161$370$815$1,475 SEMI-KEY CK-2462
1841 — 120,000 $53$88$108$191$330$655$945 REGULAR CK-2463
1841-O — 452,000 $48$61$81$142$260$350$700 REGULAR CK-2465
1842 — 88,000 $61$88$128$210$370$700$1,300 REGULAR CK-2466
1842-O Large Date 769,000 $53$64$75$108$230$475$1,380 REGULAR CK-2468
1842-O Small Date 769,000 $475$910$1,300$2,370$6,075$8,945$27,850 SEMI-KEY CK-2469
1843 — 645,600 $48$61$75$84$170$290$545 REGULAR CK-2470
1843-O — 968,000 $48$75$128$330$815$1,230$2,370 REGULAR CK-2472
1844 — 421,200 $48$61$67$73$142$270$520 REGULAR CK-2473
1844-O — 740,000 $48$61$73$102$210$385$995 REGULAR CK-2475
1845 — 922,000 $48$61$67$73$142$196$520 REGULAR CK-2476
1846 — 510,000 $53$73$88$108$191$350$655 REGULAR CK-2478
1847 — 734,000 $48$61$67$84$134$230$475 REGULAR CK-2480
1847-O — 368,000 $88$149$250$475$815$1,380$5,585 REGULAR CK-2482
1848 — 146,000 $53$84$128$170$370$520$995 REGULAR CK-2483
1849 — 340,000 $48$67$84$88$210$330$815 REGULAR CK-2485
1849-O — 16,000 $1,095$1,630$2,010$2,655$5,585$6,490$14,235 REGULAR CK-2487
1850 — 190,800 $44$84$113$191$330$520$1,230 REGULAR CK-2489
1850-O — 412,000 $61$102$128$191$405$610$1,300 SEMI-KEY CK-2490
1851 — 177,060 $88$149$230$330$565$815$1,190 REGULAR CK-2491
1851-O — 88,000 $350$520$815$945$2,010$2,720$7,215 SEMI-KEY CK-2492
1852 — 159,200 $108$191$270$290$475$610$880 REGULAR CK-2493
1852-O — 96,000 $290$405$700$1,230$1,805$4,775$7,470 SEMI-KEY CK-2495
1853 1853/4 Arrows and Rays — ——————— VARIETY CK-2496
1853 Arrows and Rays 15,264,220 ——————— REGULAR CK-2497
1853 No Arrows 15,264,220 $995$1,630$2,010$2,655$3,220$4,075$5,090 KEY CK-2499
1853-O Arrows and Rays 1,332,000 $52$64$87$128$330$880$3,400 REGULAR CK-2500
1854 Arrows 12,380,000 $32$35$40$44$74$210$500 REGULAR CK-2502
1854-O Arrows 1,484,000 $47$52$55$67$107$250$880 REGULAR CK-2503
1854-O Huge O, Arrows — $520$880$1,095$1,300$2,370$6,075$12,160 VARIETY CK-2504
1855 Arrows 2,857,000 $32$35$40$47$107$210$500 REGULAR CK-2505
1855-O Arrows 176,000 $107$154$250$440$700$1,630$3,660 REGULAR CK-2507
1855-S Arrows 396,400 $87$190$290$475$815$1,185$2,280 KEY CK-2508
1856 — 7,264,000 $29$32$35$44$67$154$290 REGULAR CK-2509
1856-O — 968,000 $44$52$67$107$210$385$815 REGULAR CK-2511
1856-S — 286,000 $270$385$475$655$1,630$2,765$6,075 SEMI-KEY CK-2512
1857 — 9,644,000 $32$35$40$44$67$154$290 REGULAR CK-2513
1857-O — 1,180,000 $44$52$87$128$250$405$945 REGULAR CK-2515
1857-S — 82,000 $169$270$350$610$910$1,475$2,765 SEMI-KEY CK-2516
1858 — 7,368,000 $32$35$40$44$67$154$290 REGULAR CK-2517
1858-O — 520,000 $40$44$67$107$250$520$3,220 REGULAR CK-2519
1858-S — 121,000 $210$330$475$815$2,370$4,075$16,000 SEMI-KEY CK-2520
1859 — 1,344,000 $32$35$44$60$80$169$350 REGULAR CK-2521
1859-O — 260,000 $47$67$87$128$250$700$2,010 REGULAR CK-2523
1859-S — 80,000 $350$500$780$1,185$3,660$8,945$27,850 SEMI-KEY CK-2524
1860 — 805,400 $32$35$40$60$87$161$405 REGULAR CK-2525
1860-O — 388,000 $47$52$55$74$210$385$815 REGULAR CK-2527
1860-S — 56,000 $815$1,230$2,370$4,075$7,215$13,070$35,355 SEMI-KEY CK-2528
1861 — 4,854,600 $35$40$44$60$87$169$290 REGULAR CK-2530
1861-S — 96,000 $520$760$995$1,630$3,660$7,470$27,850 SEMI-KEY CK-2531
1862 — 932,550 $32$35$47$60$87$174$350 REGULAR CK-2533
1862-S — 67,000 $169$250$370$475$995$2,010$3,400 SEMI-KEY CK-2534
1863 — 192,000 $60$74$101$230$330$440$655 SEMI-KEY CK-2535
1864 — 94,070 $128$182$250$350$455$565$995 SEMI-KEY CK-2537
1864-S — 20,000 $815$910$1,230$1,630$3,660$4,775$10,785 SEMI-KEY CK-2539
1865 — 59,300 $87$142$210$290$370$610$995 SEMI-KEY CK-2541
1865-S — 41,000 $210$290$385$565$880$1,300$2,770 SEMI-KEY CK-2542
1866 Motto 17,525 ——————— SEMI-KEY CK-2543
1866-S — 28,000 $405$740$1,095$1,330$1,830$2,770$4,445 SEMI-KEY CK-2545
1867 — 20,625 $330$440$610$815$1,230$1,475$1,805 SEMI-KEY CK-2546
1867-S — 48,000 $475$740$910$1,330$2,770$5,835$8,450 SEMI-KEY CK-2548
1868 — 30,000 $154$270$330$405$565$780$1,380 SEMI-KEY CK-2549
1868-S — 96,000 $107$148$290$610$815$1,380$4,445 SEMI-KEY CK-2551
1869 — 16,600 $405$520$700$815$995$1,230$1,805 SEMI-KEY CK-2552
1869-S — 76,000 $148$210$350$520$995$1,330$3,660 SEMI-KEY CK-2554
1870 — 87,400 $60$87$128$210$370$520$815 REGULAR CK-2555
1870-CC — 8,340 ——————— KEY CK-2557
1871 — 119,160 $47$67$107$148$270$370$610 REGULAR CK-2558
1871-CC — 10,890 ——————— KEY CK-2561
1871-S — 30,900 $740$1,145$1,750$2,605$3,220$4,445$5,840 SEMI-KEY CK-2560
1872 — 182,950 $55$87$107$154$290$405$740 REGULAR CK-2562
1872-CC — 22,850 ——————— KEY CK-2565
1872-S — 83,000 $1,805$2,235$2,770$3,725$4,445$5,585$7,910 SEMI-KEY CK-2564
1873 Arrows 1,271,700 ——————— REGULAR CK-2566
1873 No Arrows, Closed 3 1,271,700 $405$565$815$1,045$2,370$3,660$16,000 REGULAR CK-2569
1873-CC Arrows 4,000 ——————— KEY CK-2571
1873-CC No Arrows 4,000 ——————— KEY CK-2572
1873-S Arrows 156,000 $87$107$148$210$370$520$1,380 REGULAR CK-2570
1874 Arrows 471,900 $32$35$40$60$169$370$700 REGULAR CK-2574
1874-S Arrows 392,000 $32$40$60$87$220$400$700 REGULAR CK-2575
1875 — 4,293,500 $32$35$40$44$60$133$230 REGULAR CK-2577
1875-CC — 140,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2579
1875-S — 680,000 $44$55$84$113$210$270$475 REGULAR CK-2578
1876 — 17,817,150 $32$35$40$44$60$133$230 REGULAR CK-2580
1876-CC — 4,944,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2583
1876-S — 8,596,000 $32$35$40$44$60$133$230 REGULAR CK-2582
1877 — 10,911,710 $32$35$40$44$60$133$230 REGULAR CK-2584
1877-CC — 4,192,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2588
1877-S — 8,996,000 $32$35$40$44$60$133$230 REGULAR CK-2586
1877-S S/S Horizontal S — $40$47$74$128$235$405$700 VARIETY CK-2587
1878 — 2,260,000 $32$35$40$44$60$133$230 REGULAR CK-2589
1878-CC — 996,000 ——————— SEMI-KEY CK-2592
1878-S — 140,000 $250$370$475$740$995$1,355$2,370 SEMI-KEY CK-2591
1879 — 14,700 $169$230$290$350$385$440$545 SEMI-KEY CK-2594
1880 — 14,955 $169$230$290$350$385$440$545 SEMI-KEY CK-2595
1881 — 12,975 $169$230$290$350$385$440$545 SEMI-KEY CK-2597
1882 — 16,300 $169$230$290$350$385$440$545 REGULAR CK-2599
1883 — 15,439 $169$230$290$350$385$440$545 REGULAR CK-2601
1884 — 8,875 $250$330$405$500$590$655$740 REGULAR CK-2603
1885 — 14,530 $169$210$290$405$460$565$700 REGULAR CK-2606
1886 — 5,886 $290$370$520$700$740$800$995 REGULAR CK-2607
1887 — 10,000 $210$290$350$405$460$500$700 REGULAR CK-2609
1888 — 10,834 $210$290$350$405$440$475$565 REGULAR CK-2611
1888-S — 1,216,000 $32$35$40$44$64$169$300 REGULAR CK-2613
1889 — 12,711 $169$230$350$405$440$475$565 REGULAR CK-2614
1890 — 80,590 $84$113$153$230$270$310$400 REGULAR CK-2616
1891 — 3,920,600 $32$35$40$44$60$133$215 REGULAR CK-2618
1891-O — 68,000 $310$440$815$1,330$2,010$2,720$5,585 REGULAR CK-2620
1891-S — 2,216,000 $32$35$40$44$64$133$215 REGULAR CK-2621
1838 Seated, No Drapery 1839 No Drapery 1840 Drapery 1840-O Drapery 1840-O No Drapery 1841 1841-O 1842 1842-O Large Date 1842-O Small Date 1843 1843-O 1844 1844-O 1845 1846 1847 1847-O 1848 1849 1849-O 1850 1850-O 1851 1851-O 1852 1852-O 1853 1853/4 Arrows and Rays 1853 Arrows and Rays 1853 No Arrows 1853-O Arrows and Rays 1854 Arrows 1854-O Arrows 1854-O Huge O, Arrows 1855 Arrows 1855-O Arrows 1855-S Arrows 1856 1856-O 1856-S 1857 1857-O 1857-S 1858 1858-O 1858-S 1859 1859-O 1859-S 1860 1860-O 1860-S 1861 1861-S 1862 1862-S 1863 1864 1864-S 1865 1865-S 1866 Motto 1866-S 1867 1867-S 1868 1868-S 1869 1869-S 1870 1870-CC 1871 1871-CC 1871-S 1872 1872-CC 1872-S 1873 Arrows 1873 No Arrows, Closed 3 1873-CC Arrows 1873-CC No Arrows 1873-S Arrows 1874 Arrows 1874-S Arrows 1875 1875-CC 1875-S 1876 1876-CC 1876-S 1877 1877-CC 1877-S 1877-S S/S Horizontal S 1878 1878-CC 1878-S 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1888-S 1889 1890 1891 1891-O 1891-S
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G (PR) VG (PR) F (PR) VF (PR) EF (PR) AU (PR) MS (PR)
1838 Seated, No Drapery 466,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2455
1839 No Drapery 491,146 ——————— REGULAR CK-2458
1840 Drapery 188,127 ——————— REGULAR CK-2460
1841 — 120,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2464
1842 Small Date 88,000 ——————$67,535 REGULAR CK-2467
1843 — 645,600 ——————— REGULAR CK-2471
1844 — 421,200 ——————— REGULAR CK-2474
1845 — 922,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2477
1846 — 510,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2479
1847 — 734,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2481
1848 — 146,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2484
1849 — 340,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2486
1850 — 190,800 ——————— REGULAR CK-2488
1852 — — ——————— REGULAR CK-2494
1853 Arrows and Rays 15,264,220 ——————— REGULAR CK-2498
1854 Arrows — ——————— REGULAR CK-2501
1855 Arrows — ——————— REGULAR CK-2506
1856 — 7,264,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2510
1857 — 9,644,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2514
1858 — 7,368,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2518
1859 — 1,344,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2522
1860 — 805,400 ——————— REGULAR CK-2526
1861 — 4,854,600 ——————— REGULAR CK-2529
1862 — 932,550 ——————— REGULAR CK-2532
1863 — 192,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2536
1864 — 94,070 ——————— REGULAR CK-2538
1865 — 59,300 ——————— REGULAR CK-2540
1866 Motto — ——————— REGULAR CK-2544
1867 — 20,625 ——————— REGULAR CK-2547
1868 — 30,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2550
1869 — 16,600 ——————— REGULAR CK-2553
1870 — 87,400 ——————— REGULAR CK-2556
1871 — 119,160 ——————— REGULAR CK-2559
1872 — 182,950 ——————— REGULAR CK-2563
1873 Arrows 1,271,700 ——————— REGULAR CK-2567
1873 No Arrows 1,271,700 ——————— REGULAR CK-2568
1874 Arrows — ——————— REGULAR CK-2573
1875 — 4,293,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-2576
1876 — 17,817,150 ——————— REGULAR CK-2581
1877 — — ——————— REGULAR CK-2585
1878 — 2,260,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-2590
1879 — 1,100 ——————— REGULAR CK-2593
1880 — 1,355 ——————— REGULAR CK-2596
1881 — 975 ——————— REGULAR CK-2598
1882 — 1,100 ——————— REGULAR CK-2600
1883 — 1,039 ——————— REGULAR CK-2602
1884 — 875 ——————— REGULAR CK-2604
1885 — 930 ——————— REGULAR CK-2605
1886 — 886 ——————— REGULAR CK-2608
1887 — 710 ——————— REGULAR CK-2610
1888 — 832 ——————— REGULAR CK-2612
1889 — 711 ——————— REGULAR CK-2615
1890 — 590 ——————— REGULAR CK-2617
1891 — 600 ——————— REGULAR CK-2619
1838 Seated, No Drapery 1839 No Drapery 1840 Drapery 1841 1842 Small Date 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1852 1853 Arrows and Rays 1854 Arrows 1855 Arrows 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 Motto 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 Arrows 1873 No Arrows 1874 Arrows 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891