USA 25 cents Seated Liberty Quarter 1873
USA, Philadelphia
希少性
一般的
コインの属性
| Region | USA |
|---|---|
| Denomination | ¼ dollar |
| Krause number | KM# 106 |
| Mintage | 1,271,160 |
| Metal | Silver 0.900 |
| thickness | 1.75 mm |
| diameter | 24.3 mm |
| weight | 6.25 g |
表面:
Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
裏面:
Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
IN GOD WE TRUST
QUAR.DOL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
コインの導入
Congress had been flirting with the idea of adopting the Metric System of weights and measure for several years, and one hesitant step toward this was tweaking the weights of American coins. The copper-nickel five-cent piece introduced in 1866 was intentionally given a weight of five grams, even though this resulted in a coin too thick to strike up well without quickly wearing out the dies. In a general rewriting of the nation's coinage standards, Congress passed a law February 12, 1873 which, among other things, slightly raised the weights of the half dollar, quarter dollar and dime so that they could more easily expressed in Metric units. After the first of April, all quarter dollars would weigh 6.25 grams, give or take the legal tolerance. In fact, this tolerance was broad enough that quarters of the previous weight would fall within it! The whole exercise proved to be a silly waste of time that condemned thousands of coins which had been coined during the opening weeks of the year. To distinguish the new coins from earlier pieces, the old distinguishing mark of 1853-55 was revived. Opposed arrowheads were placed at either side of the date, though this time out they would be small and less obtrusive. As these coins comprise the majority of 1873's production and were not subjected to the mass melting of the No Arrows issue, examples remain plentiful across most grades. 1873 Arrows quarters become slightly scarce in grades XF and above, but Mint State survivors are fairly available except at the gem level (MS 65 and higher).続きを読む
