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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 5425 Coin Date: Seated Liberty Quarter Denomination (Short): 25c Denomination (Long): 25 Cents Variety: Arrows & Rays Variety 2: 1853 Desg: MS Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Seated Liberty quarter Coinage Years: 1853 Diameter: 24.3 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 6.22 Weight (Ounces): 0.2 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. Arrows appear to the left and right of the date. Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and QUAR. DOL. around the periphery. Rays (or raised lines) appear in the open spaces around the eagle fanning outward to the lettering. PCGS #: 5425
