¼ Dollar "Seated Liberty Quarter" without motto (1853) — United States

Overview

A silver ¼ Dollar "Seated Liberty Quarter" (without motto) of the United States, minted in 1853 at the Philadelphia Mint with a repunched date. The obverse features Seated Liberty, and the reverse shows an eagle with arrows and an olive branch. Composed of .900 silver and .100 copper, with a mintage of 44,200.

Specifications

Country

United States

Year

1853

Composition

Silver (.900) (.100 copper)

Weight

6.68 g

Diameter

24.3 mm

Thickness

1.75 mm

Mint

United States Mint of Philadelphia

Shape

Round

Technique

Milled

References

KM# 64.1, 64.2, PCGS#5391-5393, 5397-5421, etc., Greysheet#5108-5123, 5165-5176, etc.

Issuer

United States

Design details

Collector insights

• Design heritage: Christian Gobrecht is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
• Struck at: United States Mint of Philadelphia. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
• Low mintage: Only 44,200 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
• Precious metal content: Silver (.900) (.100 copper) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
• Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 64.1, 64.2, PCGS#5391-5393, 5397-5421, etc., Greysheet#5108-5123, 5165-5176, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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