PCGS 5437 - 1855-S 25C Arrows
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This type, struck 1853-55 in large quantities, is available in circulated condition. The weight was reduced from 6.68 g to 6.22 g in 1853, along with the other silver coinage, and arrows added 1853-55 to note the change. This is the first year of issue from the San Francisco mint. Tho it is a scarce date, it is more available than any date from San Francisco of the rest of the 1850's and 1860's.
Recorded mintage: 396,400 (highest mintage of all San Francisco quarters prior to 1875).
Specification: 6.22 g, .900 fine silver, .180 troy oz ASW, 24.3 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Christian Gobrecht.
Catalog reference: KM 81.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 59th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2005.
- Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
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