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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Liberty Seated Quarters (1838–1891) series of Quarters in the U.S. Coins contains 150 distinct entries with CPG® values between $17.50 and $864,000.00.
Liberty Seated quarters were minted from 1838 through 1891 and designed by Christian Gobrecht. The Liberty Seated design was shared across several United States silver coins and became one of the longest-running motifs on United States coinage. However, the design saw some modifications throughout the course of more than half a century.

The major sub-varieties in the Liberty Seated quarter series are:
  • Variety 1: No Motto Above Eagle (1838-1853)
  • Variety 2: Arrows at Date, Rays Around Eagle (1853)
  • Variety 3: Arrows at Date, No Rays (1854-1855)
  • Variety 1 resumed: with Weight Standard of Variety 2, 6.22 Grams (1856-1865)
  • Variety 4: Motto Above Eagle (1866-1873)
  • Variety 5: Arrows at Date (1873-1874)
  • Variety 4 resumed: with Weight Standard of Variety 5, 6.25 Grams (1875-1891)

While most Liberty Seated quarters are readily available in lower circulated grades, several issues are quite scarce across the grading spectrum. These include the 1849-O, 1851-O, 1852-O, 1857-S, 1859-S, 1860-S, 1861-S, 1862-S, 1864-S, all issues from 1865 through 1869, 1871-S, 1875-CC, 1878-S, all dates from 1879 through 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, and 1891-O.

The keys are 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1872-S, and 1873-CC. The rarest date is the 1873-CC, which has six known survivors and took $460,000 at a 2012 auction. In addition to the regular-issue rarities, the Liberty Seated series offers a bevy of varieties, including the 1842-O Small Date, 1854-O Huge O, and 1856-S S Over Small S. Needless to say, the complexity of this series, its numerous keys, and array of varieties means one can spend decades building a comprehensive collection of Liberty Seated quarters.

Catalog Detail

  Liberty Seated Quarters (1838–1891) Value Range Favorite
Liberty Seated Quarters (1838–1891) Value Range  
Seated Liberty Quarter 25c No Drapery, 1838-1840 MS Type Coin
$24.00
-
$259,000
$24.00 - $259,000
Seated Liberty Quarter 25c No Motto Reverse, 1840-1865 MS Type Coin
$17.50
-
$43,000
$17.50 - $43,000
Seated Liberty Quarter 25c Arrows & Rays, 1853 MS Type Coin
$22.00
-
$101,000
$22.00 - $101,000
Seated Liberty Quarter 25c Arrows at Date, No Motto Reverse, 1854-1855 MS Type Coin
$17.50
-
$43,000
$17.50 - $43,000
Seated Liberty Quarter 25c Motto on Reverse, 1866-1891 MS Type Coin
$19.00
-
$18,000
$19.00 - $18,000
Seated Liberty Quarter 25c Arrows at Date, With Motto Reverse, 1873-1874 MS Type Coin
$17.50
-
$19,000
$17.50 - $19,000
1838 25c No Drapery MS
$24.00
-
$259,000
$24.00 - $259,000
1839 25c No Drapery MS
$24.00
-
$259,000
$24.00 - $259,000
1839 25c No Drapery, Reverse of 1838 MS
-
 
1839 25c No Drapery, Reverse of 1839 MS
-
 

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1840-O 25c No Drapery MS
$31.00
-
$252,000
$31.00 - $252,000
1840 25c Drapery MS
$17.50
-
$25,000
$17.50 - $25,000
1840-O 25c Drapery MS
$27.00
-
$26,500
$27.00 - $26,500
1840-O 25c Drapery, Large O, FS-501 MS
$1,150
-
$17,500
$1,150 - $17,500
1841 25c MS
$43.00
-
$36,000
$43.00 - $36,000
1841-O 25c MS
$27.00
-
$79,000
$27.00 - $79,000
1841-O 25c Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS
-
 
1842 25c Large Date MS
$43.00
-
$14,500
$43.00 - $14,500
1842-O 25c Large Date MS
$30.00
-
$8,000
$30.00 - $8,000
1842-O 25c Small Date MS
$455
-
$83,500
$455 - $83,500
1843 25c MS
$17.50
-
$7,000
$17.50 - $7,000
1843-O 25c MS
$30.00
-
$21,500
$30.00 - $21,500
1843-O 25c Large O, FS-501 MS
-
 
1844 25c MS
$17.50
-
$17,500
$17.50 - $17,500
1844-O 25c MS
$34.00
-
$17,500
$34.00 - $17,500
1845 25c MS
$17.50
-
$7,250
$17.50 - $7,250
1845 25c MS PL
-
 
1845 25c Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1846 25c MS
$34.00
-
$21,500
$34.00 - $21,500
1847 25c MS
$17.50
-
$12,000
$17.50 - $12,000
1847 25c Multi-punched Date, FS-301 MS
$1,900
-
$2,250
$1,900 - $2,250
1847 25c Repunched Date, Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
$245.00
-
$4,150
$245.00 - $4,150

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1847-O 25c MS
$75.00
-
$18,000
$75.00 - $18,000
1848 25c MS
$34.00
-
$36,000
$34.00 - $36,000
1849 25c MS
$17.50
-
$11,500
$17.50 - $11,500
1849-O 25c MS
$950
-
$43,000
$950 - $43,000
1850 25c MS
$20.00
-
$37,500
$20.00 - $37,500
1850-O 25c MS
$50.00
-
$24,000
$50.00 - $24,000
1851 25c MS
$80.00
-
$29,000
$80.00 - $29,000
1851-O 25c MS
$325
-
$79,000
$325 - $79,000
1852 25c MS
$43.00
-
$19,000
$43.00 - $19,000
1852-O 25c MS
$230.00
-
$36,000
$230.00 - $36,000
1853 25c No Arrows MS
$850
-
$43,000
$850 - $43,000
1853/53 25c No Arrows, FS-301 MS
-
 
1853 25c Arrows & Rays MS
$22.00
-
$101,000
$22.00 - $101,000
1853/4 25c Arrows & Rays MS
$43.00
-
$47,000
$43.00 - $47,000
1853-O 25c Arrows & Rays MS
$30.00
-
$47,000
$30.00 - $47,000
1854 25c Arrows MS
$17.50
-
$43,000
$17.50 - $43,000
1854-O 25c Arrows MS
$30.00
-
$43,000
$30.00 - $43,000

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1854-O 25c Arrows, Huge O MS
$360
-
$18,000
$360 - $18,000
1855 25c Arrows MS
$17.50
-
$43,000
$17.50 - $43,000
1855-O 25c Arrows MS
$115.00
-
$57,500
$115.00 - $57,500
1855-S 25c Arrows MS
$120.00
-
$36,000
$120.00 - $36,000
1856 25c MS
$17.50
-
$7,000
$17.50 - $7,000
1856 25c Mispunched Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1856-O 25c MS
$30.00
-
$16,000
$30.00 - $16,000
1856-S 25c MS
$325
-
$31,500
$325 - $31,500
1856-S/S 25c MS
$345
-
$26,000
$345 - $26,000
1857 25c MS
$17.50
-
$9,500
$17.50 - $9,500
1857 25c Reverse Die Clash w/ FE 1c, FS-901 MS
-
 
1857 25c Smoking Liberty, FS-401 MS
-
 
1857-O 25c MS
$30.00
-
$6,750
$30.00 - $6,750
1857-O 25c Mispunched Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1857-S 25c MS
$210.00
-
$15,000
$210.00 - $15,000
1858 25c MS
$17.50
-
$9,500
$17.50 - $9,500
1858 25c Reverse Die Clash w/ FE 1c, FS-901 MS
-
 
1858-O 25c MS
$30.00
-
$29,000
$30.00 - $29,000
1858-S 25c MS
$130.00
-
$36,000
$130.00 - $36,000
1859 25c MS
$17.50
-
$21,500
$17.50 - $21,500
1859-O 25c MS
$38.00
-
$29,000
$38.00 - $29,000

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1859-S 25c MS
$305
-
$43,000
$305 - $43,000
1860 25c MS
$17.50
-
$30,000
$17.50 - $30,000
1860-O 25c MS
$30.00
-
$29,000
$30.00 - $29,000
1860-S 25c MS
$650
-
$54,000
$650 - $54,000
1861 25c MS
$17.50
-
$43,000
$17.50 - $43,000
1861-S 25c MS
$490
-
$26,500
$490 - $26,500
1862 25c MS
$27.00
-
$19,000
$27.00 - $19,000
1862-S 25c MS
$120.00
-
$43,000
$120.00 - $43,000
1863 25c MS
$27.00
-
$12,000
$27.00 - $12,000
1864 25c MS
$130.00
-
$54,500
$130.00 - $54,500
1864-S 25c MS
$725
-
$31,000
$725 - $31,000
1865 25c MS
$65.00
-
$36,000
$65.00 - $36,000
1865-S 25c MS
$195.00
-
$79,000
$195.00 - $79,000
1866 25c MS
$525
-
$18,000
$525 - $18,000
1866-S 25c MS
$455
-
$108,000
$455 - $108,000

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1867 25c MS
$425
-
$31,500
$425 - $31,500
1867-S 25c MS
$455
-
$144,000
$455 - $144,000
1868 25c MS
$175.00
-
$21,000
$175.00 - $21,000
1868-S 25c MS
$90.00
-
$65,000
$90.00 - $65,000
1869 25c MS
$390
-
$36,000
$390 - $36,000
1869-S 25c MS
$130.00
-
$36,000
$130.00 - $36,000
1870 25c MS
$43.00
-
$9,750
$43.00 - $9,750
1870-CC 25c MS
$7,000
-
$302,500
$7,000 - $302,500
1871 25c MS
$34.00
-
$36,000
$34.00 - $36,000
1871-CC 25c MS
$6,000
-
$576,000
$6,000 - $576,000
1871-S 25c MS
$550
-
$43,000
$550 - $43,000
1872 25c MS
$43.00
-
$23,000
$43.00 - $23,000
1872-CC 25c MS
$1,550
-
$115,000
$1,550 - $115,000
1872-S 25c MS
$1,750
-
$121,000
$1,750 - $121,000
1873 25c No Arrows MS
$65.00
-
$10,500
$65.00 - $10,500
1873 25c No Arrows, Closed 3 MS
$345
-
$43,000
$345 - $43,000
1873 25c No Arrows, Open 3 MS
$65.00
-
$10,500
$65.00 - $10,500
1873 25c No Arrows, Open 3 MS PL
-
 

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1873-CC 25c No Arrows MS
$72,000
-
$864,000
$72,000 - $864,000
1873 25c Arrows MS
$17.50
-
$36,000
$17.50 - $36,000
1873-CC 25c Arrows MS
$3,500
-
$461,000
$3,500 - $461,000
1873-S 25c Arrows MS
$65.00
-
$18,000
$65.00 - $18,000
1874 25c Arrows MS
$17.50
-
$21,000
$17.50 - $21,000
1874-S 25c Arrows MS
$17.50
-
$19,000
$17.50 - $19,000
1875 25c MS
$19.00
-
$8,750
$19.00 - $8,750
1875 25c Misplaced Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1875-CC 25c MS
$175.00
-
$65,000
$175.00 - $65,000
1875-S 25c MS
$20.00
-
$8,250
$20.00 - $8,250
1876 25c MS
$19.00
-
$7,500
$19.00 - $7,500
1876 25c MS PL
-
 
1876 25c Repunched Date, FS-304 MS
$90.00
-
$775
$90.00 - $775
1876-CC 25c MS
$36.00
-
$21,000
$36.00 - $21,000
1876-S 25c MS
$19.00
-
$3,600
$19.00 - $3,600
1877 25c MS
$19.00
-
$20,500
$19.00 - $20,500
1877 25c MS PL
$850
-
$3,300
$850 - $3,300
1877-CC 25c MS
$36.00
-
$20,500
$36.00 - $20,500
1877-CC 25c Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1877-S 25c MS
$19.00
-
$26,000
$19.00 - $26,000
1877-S 25c S over Horizontal S MS
$20.00
-
$23,000
$20.00 - $23,000

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1878 25c MS
$19.00
-
$3,400
$19.00 - $3,400
1878 25c MS PL
-
 
1878-CC 25c MS
$36.00
-
$25,000
$36.00 - $25,000
1878-CC 25c MS PL
$4,250
-
$5,000
$4,250 - $5,000
1878-S 25c MS
$295
-
$20,000
$295 - $20,000
1879 25c MS
$100.00
-
$18,000
$100.00 - $18,000
1880 25c MS
$100.00
-
$8,000
$100.00 - $8,000
1880 25c MS PL
-
 
1881 25c MS
$100.00
-
$26,500
$100.00 - $26,500
1882 25c MS
$100.00
-
$6,750
$100.00 - $6,750
1883 25c MS
$100.00
-
$9,500
$100.00 - $9,500
1883 25c MS PL
-
 
1884 25c MS
$130.00
-
$8,000
$130.00 - $8,000
1884 25c MS PL
-
 
1885 25c MS
$100.00
-
$8,750
$100.00 - $8,750
1886 25c MS
$235.00
-
$15,500
$235.00 - $15,500
1886 25c MS PL
-
 
1887 25c MS
$120.00
-
$20,000
$120.00 - $20,000
1888 25c MS
$180.00
-
$41,000
$180.00 - $41,000
1888-S 25c MS
$19.00
-
$29,000
$19.00 - $29,000

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1889 25c MS
$100.00
-
$18,000
$100.00 - $18,000
1890 25c MS
$90.00
-
$18,000
$90.00 - $18,000
1891 25c MS
$19.00
-
$20,500
$19.00 - $20,500
1891 25c MPD, FS-301 MS
-
 
1891-O 25c MS
$260
-
$37,500
$260 - $37,500
1891-S 25c MS
$19.00
-
$21,500
$19.00 - $21,500
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Liberty Seated Quarters (1838–1891) series of Quarters in the U.S. Coins contains 150 distinct entries with CPG® values between $17.50 and $864,000.00.
Liberty Seated quarters were minted from 1838 through 1891 and designed by Christian Gobrecht. The Liberty Seated design was shared across several United States silver coins and became one of the longest-running motifs on United States coinage. However, the design saw some modifications throughout the course of more than half a century.

The major sub-varieties in the Liberty Seated quarter series are:
  • Variety 1: No Motto Above Eagle (1838-1853)
  • Variety 2: Arrows at Date, Rays Around Eagle (1853)
  • Variety 3: Arrows at Date, No Rays (1854-1855)
  • Variety 1 resumed: with Weight Standard of Variety 2, 6.22 Grams (1856-1865)
  • Variety 4: Motto Above Eagle (1866-1873)
  • Variety 5: Arrows at Date (1873-1874)
  • Variety 4 resumed: with Weight Standard of Variety 5, 6.25 Grams (1875-1891)

While most Liberty Seated quarters are readily available in lower circulated grades, several issues are quite scarce across the grading spectrum. These include the 1849-O, 1851-O, 1852-O, 1857-S, 1859-S, 1860-S, 1861-S, 1862-S, 1864-S, all issues from 1865 through 1869, 1871-S, 1875-CC, 1878-S, all dates from 1879 through 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, and 1891-O.

The keys are 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, 1872-S, and 1873-CC. The rarest date is the 1873-CC, which has six known survivors and took $460,000 at a 2012 auction. In addition to the regular-issue rarities, the Liberty Seated series offers a bevy of varieties, including the 1842-O Small Date, 1854-O Huge O, and 1856-S S Over Small S. Needless to say, the complexity of this series, its numerous keys, and array of varieties means one can spend decades building a comprehensive collection of Liberty Seated quarters.

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