Liberty Seated Quarters

(1838-1891)

No Motto (1838-1866)

For over a decade, renowned banknote plate engraver and medalist Christian Gobrecht had been seeking a permanent position with the Mint. By the early 1800s, however, the nepotism permeating the Mint’s employment practices was firmly entrenched. This engraver was that mint director’s nephew, that official was another official’s son, and so on. Professionally gifted as he was, but unrelated to any person-of-influence, Gobrecht unsuccessfully pursued the position of chief engraver. And ironically, he was without question, the best qualified for the job.

One of seven children of a German immigrant minister, Gobrecht was born in 1785, in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Right away he showed a talent for mechanics and inventions. After apprenticing to a clockmaker, he moved to Philadelphia in 1811, and acclaim for his work as an engraver soon came to the attention of.... (Expand Text)

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1840-O LIBERTY SEATED 25C, DRAPERY MS65 PCGS

DRAPERY. GEM SURFACES. TIED WITH ANOTHER FOR HIGHEST GRADED.
$38,500.00

1840-O LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO DRAPERY MS64 PCGS

NO DRAPERY. GEM SATIN LUSTROUS SURFACES. TIED WITH ONE OTHER COIN FOR SECOND HIGHEST GRADED AT PCGS.
$24,750.00

1845 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO PR65 PCGS

VERY RARE. ONLY 6-8 STRUCK. TIED WITH ONE OTHER FOR HIGHEST GRADED AT PCGS. ELIASBERG PEDIGREE.
$132,000.00

1846 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO PR65 PCGS

GEM PROOF SURFACES WITH LIGHT AMBER/BLUE TONING. ONLY 12 COINS STRUCK. NORWEB PEDIGREE. CAC.
$82,500.00

1847 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO PR65 PCGS

GEM PROOF. ONLY 10 STRUCK. JUST ONE COIN GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS.
$60,000.00

1850 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO MS67+ CAC

FABULOUS ELECTRIC COLOR. EYE APPEAL IS MAGNIFICENT. SOLE HIGHEST GRADED BY TWO GRADES. CAC.
$55,000.00

1852 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO MS65 NGC

GEM SATIN WHITE SURFACES. ONLY ONE COIN GRADE HIGHER AT NGC.
$6,000.00

1854-O LIBERTY SEATED 25C, ARROWS MS64+ PCGS

ARROWS. GEM SATIN LUSTROUS SURFACES. JUST FOUR COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS. SECOND HIGHEST GRADED WITH A CAC STICKER. CAC.
$13,200.00

1857-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO MS64 NGC

CHOICE WELL STRUCK SURFACES. VERY LIGHT ATTRACTIVE AMBER TONING. ONLY 2 COINS GRADED HIGHER.
$13,650.00

1858 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO PR65 Cameo NGC

GEM LUSTROUS SURFACES WITH LIGHT, WATERY PROOF SURFACES. ONLY 100 STUCK.
$7,150.00

1858 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO PR66 Cameo NGC

NO MOTTO. ONLY 100 STRUCK. JUST ONE PR66+CAM GRADED HIGHER.
$14,850.00

1858 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO PR66+ Cameo NGC

GEM CAMEO WITH ELECTRIC BLUE PERIPHERAL TONING. ONLY 100 STRUCK. SOLE HIGHEST CAMEO GRADED.
$22,000.00

1861 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO MS67 PCGS

GEM AQUA GREEN LUSTROUS SURFACES. JUST A COUPLE OF MS67+ COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS.
$15,400.00

1864 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO MOTTO MS66+ PCGS

GEM SATIN LUSTROUS SURFACES WITH AMBER TONE ACCENTUATED BY RICH GREENISH BLUE PERIPHERAL TONING. CIVIL WAR YEAR. CAC.
$27,500.00

1868-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS66 PCGS

GEM SATIN WHITE SURFACES. JUST ONE COIN GRADED HIGHER.
$45,000.00

1872 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS67 NGC

A FABULOUS GEM. SOLE HIGHEST GRADED.
$18,700.00

1877-CC LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS67 NGC

GEM LUSTROUS SURFACES WITH EXOTIC SEA GREEN TONING. ONLY A MS67+ COIN GRADED HIGHER.
$11,500.00

1878-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS65 NGC

GEM SATIN WHITE COIN. TIED FOR HIGHEST GRADED AT NGC.
$13,750.00