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1838–1891 Liberty Seated Quarter Mintage

Liberty Seated Quarters were struck at Philadelphia, New Orleans, Carson City, and San Francisco.

Key Dates & Semi-Key Dates

Key dates

  • 1852-ONew Orleans · 96,000Recognized key date in this series.
  • 1870-CCCarson City · 8,340Recognized key date in this series.
  • 1871-CCCarson City · 10,890Recognized key date in this series.
  • 1873-CC No ArrowsCarson City · 4,000Major rarity with only a handful of known survivors.
  • 1873-CC With ArrowsCarson City · 12,462Recognized key date in this series.

Semi-key dates

  • 1842Philadelphia · 72,000Low mintage / better date
  • 1846Philadelphia · 51,000Low mintage / better date
  • 1851Philadelphia · 16,000Low mintage / better date
  • 1851-ONew Orleans · 88,000Low mintage / better date
1838 Liberty Seated quarter, No Drapery type, obverse and reverse

Mintage table and issue details

This page is mintage-only: year/issue, mint, mint mark, production figure, and short notes.

Complete Year-by-Year Mintage Table

Year / IssueMintMint MarkMintageStatus / Notes
1838PhiladelphiaNone466,000
1839PhiladelphiaNone491,146
1840PhiladelphiaNone188,200
1840-ONew OrleansO425,200
1841PhiladelphiaNone120,000
1841-ONew OrleansO452,000
1842PhiladelphiaNone72,000Low mintage / better date
1842-ONew OrleansO769,000
1843PhiladelphiaNone645,600
1843-ONew OrleansO968,000
1844PhiladelphiaNone421,200
1844-ONew OrleansO740,000
1845PhiladelphiaNone922,000
1845-ONew OrleansO230,000
1846PhiladelphiaNone51,000Low mintage / better date
1846-ONew OrleansO968,000
1847PhiladelphiaNone734,000
1847-ONew OrleansO368,000
1848PhiladelphiaNone668,000
1849PhiladelphiaNone340,000
1849-ONew OrleansO412,000
1850PhiladelphiaNone190,200
1850-ONew OrleansO412,000
1851PhiladelphiaNone16,000Low mintage / better date
1851-ONew OrleansO88,000Low mintage / better date
1852PhiladelphiaNone177,060
1852-ONew OrleansO96,000Low mintage / better date
1853 Arrows & RaysPhiladelphiaNone15,321,020
1853-O Arrows & RaysNew OrleansO3,320,000
1854 ArrowsPhiladelphiaNone2,960,000
1854-O ArrowsNew OrleansO1,484,000
1855 ArrowsPhiladelphiaNone2,600,000
1855-O ArrowsNew OrleansO176,000
1856PhiladelphiaNone7,256,000
1856-ONew OrleansO968,000
1857PhiladelphiaNone9,744,000
1857-ONew OrleansO1,380,000
1858PhiladelphiaNone7,368,000
1858-ONew OrleansO520,000
1859PhiladelphiaNone1,343,000
1859-ONew OrleansO2,600,000
1859-SSan FranciscoS80,000Low mintage / better date
1860PhiladelphiaNone805,400
1860-ONew OrleansO388,000
1861PhiladelphiaNone4,853,000
1862PhiladelphiaNone932,000
1863PhiladelphiaNone191,000
1864PhiladelphiaNone93,600Low mintage / better date
1865PhiladelphiaNone58,000Low mintage / better date
1866PhiladelphiaNone16,800Low mintage / better date
1867PhiladelphiaNone20,000Low mintage / better date
1868PhiladelphiaNone29,400Low mintage / better date
1869PhiladelphiaNone16,600Low mintage / better date
1870PhiladelphiaNone86,400Low mintage / better date
1870-CCCarson CityCC8,340Low mintage / better date
1871PhiladelphiaNone118,200
1871-CCCarson CityCC10,890Low mintage / better date
1872PhiladelphiaNone182,000
1872-CCCarson CityCC22,000Low mintage / better date
1872-SSan FranciscoS83,000Low mintage / better date
1873 No ArrowsPhiladelphiaNone172,000Old 6.22 g standard; includes Open 3 and Closed 3 varieties
1873-CC No ArrowsCarson CityCC4,000Major rarity; only a handful of survivors are known
1873 With ArrowsPhiladelphiaNone1,271,160New 6.25 g standard
1873-S With ArrowsSan FranciscoS156,000San Francisco issue on the new weight standard
1873-CC With ArrowsCarson CityCC12,462Low mintage / key date
1874 ArrowsPhiladelphiaNone471,000
1874-CC ArrowsCarson CityCC104,000
1874-S ArrowsSan FranciscoS392,000
1875PhiladelphiaNone4,680,000
1875-CCCarson CityCC140,000
1875-SSan FranciscoS680,000
1876PhiladelphiaNone17,360,000
1876-CCCarson CityCC4,944,000
1876-SSan FranciscoS5,284,000
1877PhiladelphiaNone10,912,000
1877-CCCarson CityCC4,192,000
1877-SSan FranciscoS8,744,000
1878PhiladelphiaNone2,304,000
1878-CCCarson CityCC996,000
1878-SSan FranciscoS140,000
1879PhiladelphiaNone13,600Low mintage / better date
1880PhiladelphiaNone13,200Low mintage / better date
1881PhiladelphiaNone12,000Low mintage / better date
1882PhiladelphiaNone15,600Low mintage / better date
1883PhiladelphiaNone14,400Low mintage / better date
1884PhiladelphiaNone875,000
1885PhiladelphiaNone13,900,000
1886PhiladelphiaNone5,000Low mintage / better date
1887PhiladelphiaNone10,200,000
1888PhiladelphiaNone10,200,000
1889PhiladelphiaNone12,000,000
1890PhiladelphiaNone8,080,000
1891PhiladelphiaNone8,920,000
1891-ONew OrleansO3,968,000
1891-SSan FranciscoS2,160,000

Series Totals

Years Produced1838–1891
Mint LocationsPhiladelphia, New Orleans, Carson City, San Francisco
Key Dates1852-O, 1870-CC, 1871-CC, 1873-CC No Arrows, 1873-CC With Arrows, 1886
Final Year1891
NoteIncludes major Arrows/Rays and branch-mint issues