1873 Seated Liberty Quarter

About This Coin

The 1873 Seated Liberty Quarter is a United States quarter from the Seated Liberty Quarters 1838-1891 series — 36th of 54 years in the series. In 1873, coins were struck at the Philadelphia, Carson City, and San Francisco Mints with a combined mintage of 1.5 million. This ranks 39th of 54 years by total mintage, above the series median of 500,580. The obverse features Liberty seated on a rock, holding a pole surmounted by a Phrygian liberty cap in her left hand and a shield inscribed LIBERTY in her right and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM. The 1873-CC "No Arrows" is a great rarity. Arrows returned to indicate a weight increase. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, 24.3 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Across its variants, estimated values range from $49 to $188K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $460K in MS64 grade at Stack's Bowers. Designed by Robert Ball Hughes/Christian Gobrecht.