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1/4 Dollar 'Seated Liberty Quarter' without motto, reduced weight
| Uitgever | United States Mint |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1856-1866 |
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| Valuta | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Liberty seated facing left upon a rock, draped in classical robes, holding a pole surmounted by a Liberty cap in her right hand and resting her left hand upon a striped shield bearing the word LIBERTY on its band. Thirteen six-pointed stars are arranged around the periphery of the field, with seven to the left and six to the right of the central device. The date appears in the exergue below the seated figure. A dentilated border frames the entire design. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | LIBERTY 1857 |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The weight reduction encoded in this type was mandated by the Coinage Act of 1853, which brought subsidiary silver into alignment with market silver prices after years of coins being melted for bullion profit. Congress had watched dimes, quarters, and half dollars disappear from circulation almost immediately upon striking — the metal was simply worth more than the face value. Reducing the authorized weight by roughly seven percent, combined with added arrows and rays in 1853, solved the hoarding problem almost overnight.
The motto "In God We Trust" was added in 1866, ending this subtype's run. Arrows were dropped after 1855 but the reduced standard remained.