USA 25 cents Barber Quarter 1893
USA, New Orleans
Rareza
Común
Atributos de las Monedas
| Region | USA |
|---|---|
| Denomination | ¼ dollar |
| Krause number | KM# 114 |
| Mintage | 3,396,000 |
| Metal | Silver 0.900 |
| thickness | 1.75 mm |
| diameter | 24.26 mm |
| weight | 6.25 g |
Anverso:
Liberty
Star
Creators:
Charles Edward Barber
IN GOD WE TRUST
Reverso:
Coat of arms
Description:
Eagle (heraldry)
Creators:
Charles Edward Barber
E PLURIBUS UNUM
QUARTER DOLLAR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introducción de monedas
The New Orleans Mint struck nearly a million more quarter dollars in 1893 than the previous year. Lacking the novelty of 1892's first-year status, this edition is more scarce across all grades. Gems are very elusive, while prooflike coins are quite rare. Typical of many O-Mint coins, the strike is rarely complete, with the arrow feathers quite often being incomplete. Entirely new shipments of reverse dies were sent to the branch mints for 1893 to replace those of 1892 having their mintmarks awkwardly wedged between the tail feathers and letter R of QUARTER. The first new batch placed the mintmark far to the right, directly over the D in DOLLAR. Though this solved the technical difficulties experienced in 1892, the far right position looked odd to the eye, and a second batch of dies carried mintmarks centered above the space between the R of QUARTER and the D of DOLLAR. This proved to be the final resting place of the mintmark for the remainder of this series, but dies having the far right placement remained in use at New Orleans as late as 1895. Varieties are few for 1893-O and include two minor RPMs that are of little interest.Leer más
