Quarter (Liberty Seated), 1877, S, S Over Horizontal S, San Francisco mint
Liberty Seated (1838 - 1891)
Obverse: Seated Liberty, date below.
Lettering: 1877 / LIBERTY
Reverse: “In God We Trust” above eagle.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / QUAR. DOL. / (S over horizontal S) / IN GOD WE TRUST
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: 165
Main data
Denomination: Quarter
Nickname: Liberty Seated
Value: 0.25
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1877
Variety: S Over Horizontal S
Type: Regular
Series: Variety 4 Resumed, With Weight Standard of Variety 5 (1875 - 1891)
Minting
Mint: San Francisco
Mint mark: S
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 8996000
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 24.3
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
