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PCGS Number: 5392r38 Coin Date: 1839 Denomination (Short): 25c Denomination (Long): 25 Cents Variety: No Drapery Variety 2: Reverse of 1838 Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 491,146 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Seated Liberty quarter Coinage Years: 1838-1840 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 24.3 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 6.68 Weight (Ounces): 0.2356 Designer: Christian Gobrecht Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Lady liberty is seated on a rock bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY. 13 Stars frame the periphery with the date at the bottom middle under the rock. Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and QUAR. DOL. around the periphery. General Notes: Reverse type of 1838. PCGS #: 5392r38
