USA 25 cents Seated Liberty Quarter 1871

USA, Carson City
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Rareza

Extremadamente raro

Atributos de las Monedas

RegionUSA
Denomination¼ dollar
Krause numberKM# 98
Mintage10,890
MetalSilver 0.900
thickness1.75 mm
diameter24.3 mm
weight6.22 g
Anverso:
coin obverse image
Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
Reverso:
coin reverse image
Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
QUAR.DOL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Introducción de monedas

A single die pair produced this paltry mintage, and the reverse die was the same one used for 1870-CC. In his book on the Carson City Mint, Rusty Goe reported that the first delivery of 1871-CC quarters was made in February and consisted of 3,490 coins. It was the policy of Nevada's mint to not release the fractional silver coins into circulation for its first few years, but obviously this happened at some point, as most survivors are heavily worn. Goe estimated that 35-45 1871-CC quarters are known today, with three or four in Mint State. Larry Briggs put the number at just three.Leer más