United States 1843 quarter dollar

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This issue is listed as a common date for the period 1840-62. Arrows were added to the date 1853-55 to indicate a reduction in weight, from 6.68 g to 6.22 g.

Recorded mintage: 645,600.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.900 fine silver, .193 troy oz ASW, 24.3 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Christian Gobrecht.

Catalog reference: KM 64.2.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Briggs, Larry, The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters, Virginia Beach, VA: John Feigenbaum & Co., 1991.
  • Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

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