coinage-type | Seated Liberty quarter |
desg | PR |
designer | Christian Gobrecht |
diameter | 24.3 |
edge | Reeded |
fineness | 0.9 |
material | 90% silver; 10% copper |
ngc-id | 23WU |
obverse-description | Lady liberty is seated on a rock bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY. 13 Stars frame the periphery with the date at the bottom middle under the rock. Arrows appear to the left and right of the date. |
pcgs-link | 5548 |
pcgs-number | 5548 |
reverse-description | The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and QUAR. DOL. around the periphery. Rays (or raised lines) appear in the open spaces around the eagle fanning outward to the lettering. |
variety | Arrows & Rays |
weight-grams | 6.22 |
year-display | 1853 |