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SEATED LIBERTY QUARTER DOLLARS (1838-1891)
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Numismatic Auctions
NO MOTTO ON REVERSE (1838-1865) |
Date |
Mintage for
Circulation |
Mintage of
Proofs |
Notes |
1838 |
466,000 |
est. 5 |
No drapery at Liberty's left elbow |
1839 |
491,146 |
est. 5 |
No drapery at Liberty's left elbow |
1840 |
188,127 |
est. 5 |
From 1840 onward, drapery is added to Liberty's left elbow. |
1840-O |
425,200 |
0 |
The first issues of this year lack drapery at Liberty's left elbow. They are much more common than the later issues of this year where the drapery was added. |
1841 |
120,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1841-O |
452,000 |
0 |
|
1842 |
88,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1842-O |
769,000 |
0 |
Comes in Small and Large Date varieties - the Small Date is the rare one. |
1843 |
645,600 |
est. 10 |
|
1843-O |
968,000 |
0 |
|
1844 |
421,200 |
est. 10 |
|
1844-O |
740,000 |
0 |
|
1845 |
922,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1846 |
510,000 |
est. 20 |
|
1847 |
734,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1847-O |
368,000 |
0 |
|
1848 |
146,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1849 |
340,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1849-O |
412,000 |
0 |
|
1850-O |
0 |
|
1850 |
190,800 |
est. 10 |
|
1851 |
160,000 |
est. 10 |
|
1851-O |
88,000 |
0 |
|
1852 |
177,060 |
est. 10 |
|
1852-O |
96,000 |
0 |
|
1853 |
44,200 |
None known |
|
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1853 Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar
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Numismatic Auctions
|
ARROWHEADS AT DATE, RAYS ON REVERSE (1853 ONLY) |
1853 |
15,210,020 |
est. 10 |
|
1853-O |
1,332,000 |
0 |
|
| |
ARROWHEADS AT DATE, NO RAYS ON REVERSE (1854-1855) |
1854 |
12,380,000 |
est. 25 |
|
1854-O |
1,484,000 |
0 |
|
1855 |
2,857,000 |
est. 20 |
|
1855-O |
176,000 |
0 |
|
1855-S |
396,400 |
est. 1 |
|
| |
NO MOTTO ON REVERSE (RESUMED 1856-1865) |
1856 |
7,264,000 |
est. 40 |
|
1856-O |
968,000 |
0 |
|
1856-S |
286,000 |
0 |
|
1857 |
9,644,000 |
est. 40 |
|
1857-O |
1,180,000 |
0 |
|
1857-S |
82,000 |
0 |
|
1858 |
7,368,000 |
est. 100-200 |
|
1858-O |
520,000 |
0 |
|
1858-S |
121,000 |
0 |
|
1859 |
1,343,200 |
800 |
|
1859-O |
260,000 |
0 |
|
1859-S |
80,000 |
0 |
|
1860 |
804,400 |
1,000 |
|
1860-O |
388,000 |
0 |
|
1860-S |
56,000 |
0 |
|
1861 |
4,853,600 |
1,000 |
|
1861-S |
96,000 |
0 |
|
1862 |
932,000 |
550 |
|
1862-S |
67,000 |
0 |
|
1863 |
191,600 |
460 |
|
1864 |
93,600 |
470 |
|
1864-S |
20,000 |
0 |
|
1865 |
58,800 |
500 |
|
1865-S |
41,000 |
0 |
|
|
|
WITH MOTTO ON REVERSE (1866-1891) |
1866 |
16,800 |
725 |
|
1866-S |
28,000 |
0 |
|
1867 |
20,000 |
625 |
|
1867-S |
48,000 |
0 |
|
1868 |
29,400 |
600 |
|
1868-S |
96,000 |
0 |
|
1869 |
16,000 |
600 |
|
1869-S |
76,000 |
0 |
|
1870 |
86,400 |
1,000 |
|
1870-CC |
8,340 |
0 |
|
1871 |
118,200 |
960 |
|
1871-S |
30,900 |
0 |
|
1871-CC |
10,890 |
0 |
|
1872 |
182,000 |
950 |
|
1872-S |
83,000 |
0 |
|
1872-CC |
22,850 |
0 |
|
1873 |
212,000 |
600 |
The circulation strike mintage includes both Open and Closed 3 varieties. |
1873-CC |
4,000 |
0 |
|
|
|
ARROWHEADS AT DATE (1873-1874) |
1873 |
1,271,160 |
540 |
|
1873-S |
156,000 |
0 |
|
1873-CC |
12,462 |
0 |
|
1874 |
471,200 |
est. 700-850 |
|
1874-S |
392,000 |
0 |
|
|
|
WITH MOTTO ON REVERSE (RESUMED 1875-1891) |
1875 |
4,292,800 |
700 |
|
1875-S |
680,000 |
0 |
|
1875-CC |
140,000 |
0 |
|
1876 |
17,816,000 |
1,150 |
|
1876-S |
8,596,000 |
0 |
|
1876-CC |
4,944,000 |
0 |
|
1877 |
10,911,200 |
510 |
|
1877-S |
8,996,000 |
0 |
|
1877-CC |
4,192,000 |
0 |
|
1878 |
2,260,000 |
800 |
|
1878-S |
140,000 |
0 |
|
1878-CC |
996,000 |
0 |
|
1879 |
13,600 |
1,100 |
|
1880 |
13,600 |
1,355 |
|
1881 |
12,000 |
975 |
|
1882 |
15,200 |
1,100 |
|
1883 |
14,400 |
1,039 |
|
1884 |
8,000 |
875 |
|
1885 |
13,600 |
930 |
|
1886 |
5,000 |
886 |
|
1887 |
10,000 |
710 |
|
1888 |
10,000 |
800 |
|
1888-S |
1,216,000 |
0 |
|
1889 |
12,000 |
711 |
|
1890 |
80,000 |
590 |
|
1891 |
3,920,000 |
600 |
|
1891-O |
68,000 |
0 |
|
1891-S |
2,216,000 |
0 |
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