Quarter (Liberty Seated), 1839, No Drapery, Philadelphia mint
Liberty Seated (1838 - 1891)
Obverse: Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border, date below.
Lettering: 1839 / LIBERTY
Reverse: Eagle with arrows in talons, value below.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / QUAR. DOL.
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 162
Main data
Denomination: Quarter
Nickname: Liberty Seated
Value: 0.25
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1839
Variety: No Drapery
Type: Regular
Series: Variety 1 - No Motto Above Eagle (1838 - 1853)
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 491146
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 24.3
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
