U.S. Mint coin reference

1854–1855: Liberty Seated Quarter (Variety 2B: Arrows at Date, Rays Removed)

Liberty Seated quarters ran for decades and include multiple subtypes.

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1854 Liberty Seated quarter with arrows at the date and no rays on the reverse

Coin specifications and design

Years made: 1854-1855

Country: United States

Denomination: Quarter dollar

Category: Circulating coin

Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

Silver fineness: 90%

Silver weight: 0.1808 oz ASW

Weight: 6.22 g

Diameter: 24.3 mm

Thickness: Approx. 1.75 mm

Edge: Reeded

Designer: Christian Gobrecht

Design identification

Obverse: Liberty seated on a rock holding shield and pole.

1854–1855: Liberty Seated Quarter (Variety 2B: Arrows at Date, Rays Removed) history

1854–1855: Liberty Seated Quarter (Variety 2B: Arrows at Date, Rays Removed) uses arrows beside the date to signal the reduced subsidiary-silver weight authorized in 1853. Unlike the quarter and half dollar, the dime and half dime did not use a rays-around-eagle reverse.

On the 1854-1855 quarter, arrows remain beside the date while the reverse rays disappear. The 6.22-gram standard continued after the 1853 reduction.