1857 25 C. VF

AR 25 Cents

24.3 mm, 6.12 g.

U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, PA, “Liberty seated” design by Christian Gobrecht & Robert Ball Hughes after Thomas Sully

Obv: border of 13 stars, figure of Liberty seated upon a rock, holding a pole surmounted by a Phrygian Cap, and supporting a shield inscribed LIBERTY. Date in exergue below

Rev: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / QUAR. DOL., bald eagle with wings displayed, supporting U.S. escutcheon

VF, typical weakness of strike