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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1868-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS66 PCGS

GEM SATIN WHITE SURFACES. JUST ONE COIN GRADED HIGHER.
$38,500.00

1868-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS66 CACG

GEM SATIM LUSTROUS SURFACES. VERY LIGHT ROSE/BLUE PATINA. JUST A SINGLE MS67+ GRADED HIGHER. CAC.
$44,000.00

1869 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO PR66 PCGS

GEM PROOF SURFACES WITH CLAIMS TO CAMEO DEVICES. ONLY 600 STRUCK. CAC.
$6,000.00

1870-CC LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO AU50 PCGS

CHOICE PLANCHET SHOWING THE SLIGHTEST OF WEAR. THE KEY DATE TO THE SEATED QUARTER SERIES. JUST FOUR COINS GRADED HIGHER WITH THE HIGHEST BEING AN AU55 AT PCGS.
$200,000.00

1872-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS64 PCGS

CHOICE SATIN LUSTROUS SURFACES WITH A VERY LIGHT SPLASH OF AMBER PATINA LAYED ON THE MOSTLY WHITE SURFACES. CONDITION SENSES. ONLY TWO MS66 COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS.
$40,000.00

1872-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS66 PCGS

GEM LUSTROUS SURFACES ENHANCED A LIGHT ROSE-BLUE PATINA. TIED WITH ONE OTHER COIN AS HIGHEST GRADED AT PCGS.
$85,000.00

1872-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS66 PCGS

GEM SATIN LUSTROUS MOSTLY WHITE SURFACES. TIED WITH ONE OTHER COIN FOR HIGHEST GRADED AT PCGS. SOLE HIGHEST GRADED WITH A CAC STICKER. CAC.
$99,000.00

1873 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO ARROWS, CLOSED 3 AU58 PCGS

NO ARROWS, CLOSED 3. RICH BLUISH ROSE PATINA WITH SURFACES EXHIBITING ONLY THE SLIGHTEST WEAR. JUST 6 COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS WITH THE HIGHEST BEING A MS62. EUGENE GARDNER PEDIGREE.
$12,500.00

1873 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, NO ARROWS, CLOSED 3 MS62 PCGS

CLOSED 3. CHOICE LUSTROUS SURFACES. ONLY 40,000 ORIGINALLY STRUCK. TIED FOR HIGHEST GRADED.
$55,000.00

1874 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, ARROWS PR66+ PCGS

ARROWS. GEM PROOF. ONLY 850 STRUCK. LOVELY ROSE/AMBER IRIDESCENT TONING. CAC.
$14,850.00

1874 LIBERTY SEATED 25C, ARROWS PR66+ PCGS

ARROWS. GEM PROOF SURFACES ADORNED WITH LIGHT AMBER GREEN PATINA. ONLY 850 STRUCK. CAC.
$15,000.00

1875-CC LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS64+ PCGS

RICH ROSE/BLUE PATINA ENHANCES THIS VERY DESIREABLE LUSTROUS PLANCHET. CAC.
$15,950.00

1888-S LIBERTY SEATED 25C, MOTTO MS67 PCGS

GEM. WELL STRUCK LUSTROUS SURFACES. SOLE HIGHEST GRADED. CAC.
$41,250.00