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Seated Liberty Quarter — 1873 Standard: 1873 quarter? check the arrows

An eighteen seventy-three quarter needs a closer look. The with-arrows issue uses the later weight; the no-arrows issue belongs to the earlier profile. This calculator profile uses 0.18084 fine troy ounce of silver per coin. Contained metal value is separate from collector value.

37 secondsAudio: English. Captions available in four languages. Choose captions in the video player.Reference photographs, not sale inventory.1873 with arrows. The no-arrows issue uses the earlier weight profile.
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  1. An eighteen seventy-three quarter needs a closer look. The with-arrows issue uses the later weight; the no-arrows issue belongs to the earlier profile.
  2. This profile contains zero point one eight zero eight four fine troy ounce of silver per coin.
  3. Five matching coins contain zero point nine zero four two fine troy ounces. Multiply that total by the current silver spot price.
  4. Purity is already included. The exact issue and condition still matter for collector value.
  5. Choose the exact coin at NumisTrends dot net.

Photographs resized and cropped for display; coin details are not retouched. Christian Gobrecht (coin); National Numismatic Collection, photograph by Jaclyn Nash · Public domain — PD-US-SI · License.

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