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Entry Details
Coin Date: 1857-O Denomination (Short): 25c Denomination (Long): 25 Cents Variety: Misplaced Date Variety 2: FS-302 Desg: MS Mint Mark: O Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 1,180,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Seated Liberty quarter Coinage Years: 1840-1865 Mint Location: New Orleans Diameter: 24.3 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 6.22 Weight (Ounces): 0.2194 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. NGC ID: 23TF
