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Pricing Comments:Liberty Seated quarters are probably the most under valued seated coinage denomination. The full date and mintmark set is extremely difficult to complete due to length and individual date rarities. Weak strikes are also an ongoing issue for many dates including weak head and breast details and incomplete definition of reverse feathers. You will find competitive retail asking prices for nice original and problem free coins. Quarters with small issues will be discounted accordingly.

Rotated Reverses:Reverse images are best effort to capture the actual reverse rotation with respect to obverse position. If a rotated reverse is seen in the images, then this is how the quarter appeared during photography and the descriptions may not include specific comments as to the observation.

Top 25 Varieties Information:Just click on the Top 25 Variety # to access detailed information published by Greg Johnson, noted Seated quarter varieties expert.

There are 42 Coins for Sale. New coin(s) added on June 2, 2017

Photo	Date	Grade	TPG	Variety	GFRC Rating	Price	Description	Buy
	1838	VF30	PCGS 31852877		Original	$275	Strictly Original, Medium Gun Metal Gray, Accurately Graded. A classic Seated quarter No Drapery type coin with strictly original surfaces. Surfaces are covered with uniform gun metal gray patina along with some golden hues on the reverse. There are no blemishes on this Philadelphia strike. Housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder.
	1838 No Drapery	VF20	PCGS 26639618		Original	New Price $145	No Drapery Type, Dark Original Gray Surfaces, Accuratey Graded, Osprey Collection. An attractive 1838 No Drapery offering with uniform darker gray patina that adds golden hues during bright light viewing. Strike is typical for th date with weakness at the upper stars and Liberty's head. There are no obvious blemishes to note. Housed in transitional 2012/2013 PCGS holder with blue label and edge view insert. A quality offering from the Osprey Collection.
	1838	EF40	ANACS 5057939		Original	$425	Near Choice, Crusty Gun Metal Gray Patina, Better Than Average Strike, Accurately Graded.. Strike variability is always an issue with 1838 No Drapery quarters. When I can locate an example that is well struck and properly priced, then it immediately heads into GFRC inventory. This is a near choice example with crusty gun metal gray patina throughout obverse and reverse. Please note the complete eagle wings and deeply impressed feathers. There are a few tiny obverse blemishes that held back the quality rating to Original. Housed in a yellow ANACS holder and please don't hold that against this better than average 1838 quarter.
	1839 No Drapery	EF40	PCGS 12773571	Briggs Rev A	Choice	$585	Choice Orginal, Uniform Gray with Gold Hues, Typical Strike, Conservative Grading, Saw Mill Run Collection. Conservative grading is the rule for this strictly original 1839 No Drapery Seated quarter. The TPG struggle with discerning weak strikes from wear on these shallow relief issues. Surfaces are perfectly original and covered with gray-gold patina. A closed inspection revealed no blemishes whatsoever. Housed in older blue label PCGS holder with standard ring insert. CAC approval validates the originality and grading. Another quality offering from the Saw Mill Run Collection.
	1839	AU50	raw	Briggs 1-A	Market Acceptable	$525	Cracked Reverse, Fully Struck, Uniform Gray Patina, Open Claws.. A sharply struck example in later die state with full bisecting reverse die crack and obverse die crack from Stars 1 and 2 down through left rock and into rim by 1 digit. Rims are particular sharp. Surfaces are covered with uniform ebony patina especially on the obverse and across most of the reverse. The lighter reverse region by UNITED on the image is not as pronounced on the actual coin. As for blemishes, the only issue to note is that the sharp rims attracted a few tiny marks. Fresh from old collection and off the market for years. Not a strictly original example but market acceptable and priced accordingly.
	1840-O No Drapery	VG10	NGC 2040989015	Briggs 1-A	Original	$75	Crusty Original, Mintmark Left. Accurately graded with natural crusty gray patina throughout obverse and reverse. Device details remain strong, especially on the reverse, while the fields are blemish free. A solid example at a fair price. Housed in new NGC holder.
	1840-O No Drapery	VF30	PCGS 24170081	Briggs 1-A	Original	$250	Original Gun Metal Gray, Union Bridge Collection. Strictly original surfaces are covered with a uniform layer of gun metal gray patina. PCGS grading is accurate. There are no blemishes whatsoever. A quality example for collectors who appreciate natural gray toning. Housed in transitional 2012 blue label PCGS holder with edge view insert. Please note that the white lines on the upper obverse by cap/pole are holder scratches and not present on the coin. It was too much effort to try to edit these out.
	1840-O No Drapery	VF30	PCGS 21450028		Original	$250	New May 10! Mintmark Left, Original Gray, Decent Strike, Accurately Graded. Natural surfaces and traditional gun metal gray patina are the hallmarks on this original 1840 No Drapery quarter; the mintmark left die pairing. Strike is decent given how bad some of these come. A wholesome offerings that will satisfy the selective collector. Housed in early blue label PCGS holder with standard ring insert and PNG hologram.
	1840-O With Drapery, Large O	G Details	PCGS 83988934		Original	$1050	New May 20! With Drapery, Large O, Seated Quarter Die Variety Rarity, Obverse Grafitti, Original Gray Surfaces, Santa Fe Collection. A significant Liberty Seated mintmark size die variety that has been historically challenging to locate in any grade. This die variety is part of the Top 25 Seated Quarter varieties set as listed in the GFRC Open Set Registry. This no question original example has deep bold rims and is undergraded with Good Details designation. I would grade a full VG with five letters of Liberty showing along with residual feathers in the eagle's left wing. The Details designation (Graffiti) is due to two lines in the left obverse that might be construed as an initial but I have my doubts. Regardless, this is an important die variety offer. Housed in 2015 style PCGS holder. From the Santa Fe Collection of eclectic offerings.
	1842	AU50	PCGS 84020984		Original	HOLD $850	New June 2! Underrated Date, Strictly Original, Accurately Graded.. The 1842 Philadelphia date is underrated and quite challenging to locate in EF or better grades. Price guides do not properly capture this fact. This example is strictly original with lightly mirrored surfaces. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder.
	1842-O Large Date	VF35	raw		Original	New Price $95	Large Date, Original Medium Gray Patina, Few Obverse Blemishes, West Texas Collection. A strictly original large date 1842 New Orleans struck example. Surfaces are covered by uniform medium gray patina. The right obverse fields has two fully toned over lines and several tiny divots to consider. From the West Texas Collection and suitable for Whitman or Dansco album set.
	1843	VF35	raw	Briggs 1-A	Original	$145	Original, Thick Gray Patina, Scarce. Locating 1843 quarters with thick original gray patina will be much more challenging than expected. Mintage is only 645,000 and well below its New Orleans counterpart at nearly 1,000,000 struck. However, the price guides give the advantage to 1843-O examples while Philadelphia pieces remain underrated. Offer here is a lovely example that is about as original as could be expected. Dies are in an early die state with no cracks. The obverse has a few well toned over blemishes but none distracting.
	1843	EF45	raw		Original	$175	Crusty Original Gray, Accurately Graded. An original early die Philadelphia strike with dirty medium gray patina. The darker ebony areas are surface verdigris that further validate the original condition. Strike is complete with full head and hair curls along with connected star centrils. Blemishes are limited to a few fully toned over lines on the obverse rim at 9:00.
	1843-O Lg O	VG8	raw	Top 25: #5 Briggs 3-F	Original	$450	Large O, Original, Medium Gray. A difficult variety to locate considering the obvious Large O mintmark. Offered example is toned a medium to darker gray with strong rims. A close inspection of the reeding indicates some smoothing over and a few small bumps that are seen on the obverse image.
	1843-O Sm O	EF45	NGC 3709441019	Briggs 1-C	Choice	HOLD $625	Choice Original. An above average example with strictly original gray surfaces that are blemish free. This quarter retains some luster and native eye appeal with rose tinted fields under light source. Obverse and reverse strike is bold with full hair curls and eagles feathers and claws. Reverse is easily diagnosed as Briggs C due to the die crack through bottom of (STATES OF AM)ERICA and die polished between 2:00-7:00. Housed in new NGC holder.
	1844	MS62	PCGS 81414612	Briggs 2-B	Choice	$1275	New June 2! Doubled Date, Choice Original Mint State Example, Light Gray with Olive Patina, Fully Struck, Accurately Graded. It is such a pleasure handling early date mint state Seated quarters when the surfaces are consistent with this 1844 example. This piece is perfectly original with obvious validation characteristics. Obverse toning is a transparent light gray that allows ample luster to radiate when viewed under a light source. There is mottled ebony and gold flake toning at the rims that can only be applied by nature. Strike is hammered on the obverse with only a trace of weakness on the eagles lower left leg and feathers. And finally, eye is all there if the buyer understands the appearance of mint state silver. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder. I like this 1844 quarter and believe you will also.
	1844	EF45	PCGS 15766782	Birggs 1-A	Original	$175	Original, Uniform Gray Patina, Bright Light Eye Appeal, Accurately Graded, West Coast Collection. Wow! What a great Liberty Seated quarter under bright light viewing. In hand and on GFRC images, this 1844 Philadelphia strike has even gray appearance. That gray patina is quite transparent and adding a light source brings on the fun. The obverse shifts to a lavendar center and faint gold surrounding the stars while the reverse is absolutely gorgeous; light blue center with a golden ring at the legend. Surfaces are lightly mirrored and completely blemish free. Strike is above average too. Reverse has die cracks are consistent with Briggs 1-A variety. Housed in older PCGS blue label holder with standard ring insert.
	1844-O	VG10	PCGS 32624833		Choice	$95	Choice Original, Crusty Gray, Mountain View Collection. Another crusty original Seated quarter from the Mountain View collection. Surfaces are covered with a thick layer of gray patina. There are no blemishes whatsoever. Interestingly, the first 4 digit in the date punch has a broken crossbar the likes of which I've not seen before or mentioned in Briggs. Close inspection is warranted. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder.
	1844-O	VF35	PCGS 14831158		Market Acceptable	$185	Even Gun Metal Gray Toning, West Coast Collection. I've attempted to attribute this nice 1844 New Orleans to Briggs book without much luck. Reverse has many die cracks including a vertical crack from left wing tip through olive leaves to rim and also from right wing through AM(E)RICA to rim. Surfaces are a tad reflective under bright light to be strictly original. Overall, the obverse and reverse are toned an even gun metal gray. Strike is bold with all star centrils connected and nearly all hair curls defined. Housed in old PCGS holder with blue label and standard ring insert.
	1845	VF30	PCGS 30362863	Briggs 4-C	Choice	$160	Choice Original, Even Gray, Tenafly Collection. A lovely 1845 Philadelphia strike with natural gray patina. Accurately graded with CAC approval. Housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder. Another quality offering from the Tenafly Collection.
	1845	F15	PCGS 33285881		Original	$100	Original, Crusty Gray, Accurately Graded, Mountain View Collection. Surfaces are strictly original with medium gray patina covering the obverse and reverse. There is nice contrast between the darker fields and lighter main devices. There are a few scattered ticks that are fully toned over. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder.
	1845	EF45	raw	Briggs 1-A	Market Acceptable	$235	Original, Gun Metal Gray Toning, Full Strike, Accurately Graded. A lovely 1845 dated example with bold strike and close to AU device features. Obverse is covered with gun metal gray patina that is strictly original. The reverse features lighter gray patina probably from a long ago underlying wipe. Overall, an attractive example and perfect for a Whitman or Dansco album set.
	1846	VF30	PCGS 81757168		Original	$165	Crusty Original Gray, Accurate Grading, Low Population. The low populations of Liberty Seated quarters never ceases to amaze me when writing descriptions. If Seated quarters were collected at the same interest level as Seated dimes and halves, prices would immediate jump up in a significant way. Case in point is this strictly original 1846 example graded PCGS VF30. PCGS population report indicates only 22 in all VF grades and only 26 in EF40 and EF45 grades. Consider this with respect to a mintage of 510,000. This example is so crusty original with thick gray patina. Strike is uniform and the PCGS grading is accurate. There are a few obverse field blemishes that are fully toned over. Housed in 2015 style PCGS holder.
	1846	VF20	PCGS 81058262	RPD	Original	$135	Repunched Date, Original, Medium Gray, Accurately Graded, Mountain View Collection. Original surfaces with medium gray patina throughout obverse and reverse. Definitely Briggs obverse 2 with repunching under the horizontal segment of 4 digit and extra ball of 6 digit between final ball and upper loop of that digit. Reverse has no die cracks therefore unable to attribute. Freshly graded and housed in 2015 style PCGS holder. Another nice Seated quarter duplicate from the Mountain View Collection.
	1847	AU Details			Cleaned	$175	Cracked Reverse, Reflective Surfaces, Well Struck, Old Clean. A fully strike 1847 Philadelphia example with no question AU details. Surfaces are toned a light rose and quite reflective under bright light. This quarter has been cleaned in the past with some faint porosity on the lower leg. Priced at VF30 monies to sell.
	1848	F12	PCGS 30693594		Original	$225	Near Choice, Darker Gun Metal Gray Patina, Accurately Graded, Woodbridge Collection. A near choice original offering of the surprisingly difficult 1848 Philadelpha date. Surfaces are covered with rich gray patina that is a tad darker at the rims. A Choice quality rating would have been assigned except for one fully toned over mark directly below the shield point. Housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder.
	1848	AU55	PCGS 15508844	Briggs 2-B	Original	$975	Tripled Punched 1, Double Date, Frosty Golden Luster, Bold Strike, Accurately Graded, Kansas Collection. Ex. Saw Mill Run Collection, Triple punched 1 digit. It is always fun to have old friends returning to the GFRC office for another sales visit. Originally from the Saw Mill Run Collction and sold into the Kansas Collection. Now the Kansas consignor is pruning after a serious upgrading effort. This 1848 Seated quarter is accurately graded and strictly original. Frosty devices and satiny fields are immediately evident when viewed. Strike is complete with bold main devices. This piece is accurately graded against strict standards as there is minimal but evident wear. There is one faint toned over obverse line from foot to star 13 that holds back a Choice quality rating otherwise the eye appeal is sufficient for a higher quality assignment. Housed in older blue label PCGS holder. A special offering from the Kansas Collection.
	1848	VF35	PCGS 30807998	Briggs 2-B	Choice	$450	Choice Original, Even Gray/Rose Toning, Conservative Grading. A strictly original example of Briggs 2-B with obvious triple punching on the 1 digit and repunching below the final 8 digit. From a wear perspective, I believe this piece is all of EF40 but the reverse strike has some weakness on traditional wear points; the lower right wing, left leg and arrow feathers. When examing the the eagles claws, I see limited wear and EF grade features. Toning is an even gray with intermixed rose. Under bright light, the surfaces turn an attractive light gun metal blue. Housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder and ready for a new home in a circulated date/mintmark set. The light reverse area between 11:00 and 12:00 on image is PCGS holder lighting reflections and not on the coin.
	1849	F15	raw	Briggs 1-A	Original	$115	Compass Point Reverse. This date is difficult to locate in lower circulated grades with a mintage of only 340,000. The offered example is the Compass Point reverse variety. Surfaces are an even light to medium gray with a small mark in the right field by Liberty's right arm. Overall an acceptable example for date and mintmark set.
	1850-O	VG10	PCGS 18310494	Briggs 1-B	Original	$155	Original Light Gray, Blemish Free, Accurately Graded. Just honest wear with all letters in LIBERTY visible. Strong rims and residual details. Accurately graded and residing in older blue label PCGS holder with standard ring insert.
	1851-O	VG10	PCGS 28553692		Choice	$825	Choice Original, Attractive Gray/Rose Patina, Accurately Graded. A difficult New Orleans date that is know for less than stellar strikes. The challenge with collecting circulated Liberty Seated quarters is locating choice examples especially when the denomination saw heavy circulation in the deep South. Ths specimen has to be one of the finest available at the VG grade level. Surfaces are perfectly original with just honest wear and a thick layer of gray/rose patina. There are no blemishes whatsoever. Grading is accurate with strong five and half letters in LIBERTY showing along with bold rims on both obverse and reverse. Housed in 2013 generation PCGS holder. CAC approval is warranted for the originality and superior eye appeal.
	1853 A&R	EF40	PCGS 10934973		Original	$160	Crusty Original Gray, West Coast Collection. Images well capture the crusty gray surfaces that are strictly original. Another silver coin that is so typical of the West Coast Collection; nearly all consigned pieces have the same thick original gray patina. Surfaces has a few toned over blemishes that are not worth mentioning. Housed in old PCGS holder with blue label and standard ring insert.
	1853 A&R	AU50	raw		Choice	$275	Choice Original, Light Gray Patina, Textured Luster, Accurately Graded, Perfect Type Coin. A wonderfully original 1853 Arrows & Rays type coin with semi transparent gray-gold patina. This piece offers a complete strike with connected star centrils, full hair curls and deeply impressed eagle feathers and claws. Under bright light, this piece shifts to a uniform light gold coloring. A quality offering for a Dansco or Whitman album type set.
	1853/4 A&R	VF25	NGC 3606000001	Top 25: #12	Choice	$295	1853/4 Overdate, Original Medium Gray. A popular Seated quarter variety that has been recognized and listed in the Redbook for years. The extra arrow stem is clearly visible above final stem and validates the 1853/4 variety. Obverse has rose/gray fields and medium gray at the stars while the reverse is toned an even medium gray throughout. Housed in new NGC holder.
	1853-O A&R	VG10	raw	Top 25: #13 Briggs 3-E	Cleaned	$115	Filled Mintmark Reverse, Cleaned Obverse. A late die state example with maximum amount of mintmark deterioration. The obverse has been cleaned while the reverse retains its natural dark gray toning in the areas surrounding legend and denomination. The reverse condition is exactly as listed Briggs in his Encyclopedia. The bottom horizontal lines in the shield along with lower eagle details and arrows feathers are poorly struck with the legend indicating heavy recutting during the working die preparation process. Accurately graded; this piece is still a reasonable example as a filler until a higher grade example can be located.
	1853-O A&R	VF30	PCGS 31470840	Briggs 1-B	Original	$175	Original Light Gray. Surfaces are toned ovwr with even base light gray patina along with darker shades on the reverse. Strike is typical for 1853 New Orleans date. Housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder.
	1853-O	EF45	PCGS 32000997	Briggs 2-D	Choice	$875	Choice Original, Crusty Patina, Accurately Graded. A perfectly original 1853 New Orleans strike housed in 2014 generation PCGS holder. The 1853 Philly With Arrows and Rays date may be common but the New Orleans counterpart is much scarcer and challenging to locate choice. Weak strikes are all an issue. This example offers brown/gold obverse coloring while the reverse is covered with thick gun metal gray patina. There are no blemishes to discuss. CAC approval is warranted due to the strict originality and decent eye appeal for an 1853-O quarter.
	1854 With Arrows	AU53	PCGS 18528984		Original	New Price $325	Near Choice Original, Golden Brown Patina, Accurately Grade, Dallas Collection. Another special offering from the Dallas Collection with thick obverse golden brown surfaces. This is a strictly original AU example that would be nice candidate for type set. It should be noted that there is an obverse blemish under the left arrow in the spirit of complete disclosure. This mark did not bother PCGS or CAC as the grading is fair and accurate. Housed in older PCGS with blue label and standard insert.
	1854	AU50	raw		Original	New Price $85	Original Luster, Probably Old Dip, Attractive Example, West Texas Collection. Decent residual luster on this 1854 With Arrows example. Surfaces have probably seen an old dip but retain frosty appearance. Typical Type I obverse design strike with weakness at the head and stars. There are a few wispy lines in the right obverse field mentioned for completeness. From the West Texas Collection.
	1855 With Arrows	VF25	raw		Choice	$60	Choice Original, Eye Appeal. A lovely original 1855 with arrows quarter that has even medium gray/brown patina. The main devices, stars and reverse legend are surrounded with slightly darker toning as is typical on original pieces.
	1855 With Arrows	VF20	raw		Original	$50	Better With Arrows Type Coin, Original Surfaces, Accurately Graded. A better With Arrows date as compared to 1854 Philadelphia strikes. Surfaces are original with gray-rose on the obverse and lighter gray on the reverse. Value priced for a type set.
	1855-O	F15	PCGS 33454818		Original	$450	Scarce New Orleans Strike, Original Light Gray Patina, Accurately Graded, Mountain View Collection . 1855 New Orleans strikes saw a low mintage of only 176,000 and are well known for having a low survival rate. Most examples seen will be problematic with few known in AU or better. Even mid grade circulated examples are very scarce thus making this Mountain View Collection example an important offering. Surfaces are strictly original and covered with light to medium gray patina. Strike is uniform with ample device details remaining for the Fine 15 assigned grade. There are no blemishes to mention whatsoever; just a quality offering for your consideration. Housed in 2015 style PCGS holder and ready for a home in an advanced collection.
	1855-S	VF20	NGC 3906104001	Briggs 2-C	Original	$675	New May 7! First Year of San Francisco Mint Issue, Near Choice Original, Gun Metal Gray Patina, Accurately Graded. First year of Liberty Seated quarter production at the San Francisco mint with a mintage of 396,400. This date circulated heavily on the west coast due to pent up demand for small denomination coinage. PCGS population clearly indicate low survival rates with only 26 pieces certified in all VF grades. The offered example is strictly original with near choice surfaces. A few scattered micro ticks are seen in the obverse fields consistent with the grade. Strike is typical for the date. Housed in newer NGC holder with edge view insert. An opportunity to acquire a challenging Seated quarter date that is not often seen in the marketplace.
	1855-S	EF45	NGC 3583700010	Briggs 1-A	Original	$1400	New May 7! Rare Reverse A Crumbled Die State, First Seated Quarter Production at San Francisco Mint, Original Gun Metal Gray, Accurately Graded. An amazing crumbled reverse die example of the Briggs 1-A die pairing. Noted Seated half dollar specialist, Greg Johnson, discusses the progressive reverse die disintegration of 1855-5 Reverse A in a E-Gobrecht Article dating back to December 2010 (http://www.seateddimevarieties.com/Quarter_QOM/1855s_lds_rev.htm). In that article, Greg presents an image of an 1855-S reverse that shows "the crumbling or “disintegration” of the die around the eagle and “STATES OF AMERICA” and states that, "After looking for these coins for more than 4 years I think, with enough patience, it is possible for the interested collector to put together a die progression of this reverse die if one is not too picky about the condition and grade of the coins. Such a progression would begin with early die states that show no abnormal wear or deterioration and proceed through intermediate die states that show the beginning of the deterioration around the eagle and legend, concluding with very late die states in which there appears to be nearly as much metal in the “halo” around the eagle as there is making up the eagle itself. The 1855-s Liberty Seated quarter date is historically important due to being the first quarter struck at the San Francisco mint and probably the first silver coinage to be struck there. Reverse A is probably the first reverse die to be used until fully disintegrated. Housed in newer NGC holder with edge view insert. An important acquisition for the Liberty Seated quarter die variety specialist.