Seated Liberty Quarters (1838-1891)
Current Numismatic Coin Values

The Seated Liberty Quarters were in production a very long time, running from 1838 to 1891.

There are many common Seated Liberty Quarter dates as well as rarities of high interest to collectors. This page lists numismatic coin values for individual dates of this series, across a spectrum of grades.

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Seated Liberty Quarter Specifications
Diameter:	Weight:	Minted:	Composition:	Designer	Edge:
24.3 mm	6.68 g	1838-1853	.100 Cu .900 Ag	Christian Gobrecht	Reeded
24.3 mm	6.22 g	1853-1873	.100 Cu .900 Ag	Christian Gobrecht	Reeded
24.3 mm	6.25 g	1873-1891	.100 Cu .900 Ag	Christian Gobrecht	Reeded
Coin Photos courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA

Seated Liberty Quarter Current Coin Values
Courtesy of Numismaster US Coin Values

Coin values are presented as a price range for each date and grade listed below. The information below was last updated on October 12, 2011.

Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS65
1838	Inc. Ab.	28.80 - 43.20	35.20 - 52.80	44.00 - 66.00	76.00 - 114	292 - 438	408 - 612	1000 - 1500	3680 - 5520	29200 - 43800
1839	491,146	28.00 - 42.00	33.60 - 50.40	42.40 - 63.60	72.00 - 108	292 - 438	408 - 612	1000 - 1500	3680 - 5520	29200 - 43800
1840O	425,200	36.80 - 55.20	43.20 - 64.80	60.00 - 90.00	108 - 162	340 - 510	460 - 690	1480 - 2220	6000 - 9000	38800 - 58200
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS65
1840	188,127	24.80 - 37.20	29.20 - 43.80	48.00 - 72.00	88.00 - 132	160 - 240	240 - 360	880 - 1320	3600 - 5400	26400 - 39600
1840O	Inc. Ab.	27.20 - 40.80	31.20 - 46.80	56.00 - 84.00	92.00 - 138	200 - 300	360 - 540	800 - 1200	2400 - 3600	---
1841	120,000	52.00 - 78.00	72.00 - 108	100 - 150	136 - 204	220 - 330	308 - 462	600 - 900	1200 - 1800	8800 - 13200
1841O	452,000	17.20 - 25.80	22.00 - 33.00	40.00 - 60.00	68.00 - 102	132 - 198	280 - 420	560 - 840	1280 - 1920	8000 - 12000
1842 small date	88,000	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Note: 1842 small date, Eliasberg, April 1997, Prf-63, $66,000.
1842 large date	Inc. Ab.	80.00 - 120	100 - 150	152 - 228	220 - 330	300 - 450	680 - 1020	1480 - 2220	---	---
1842O small date	769,000	340 - 510	520 - 780	960 - 1440	1560 - 2340	3200 - 4800	---	---	---	---
1842O large date	Inc. Ab.	24.80 - 37.20	35.60 - 53.40	44.00 - 66.00	56.00 - 84.00	108 - 162	240 - 360	720 - 1080	3400 - 5100	---
1843	645,600	22.40 - 33.60	25.20 - 37.80	27.20 - 40.80	35.20 - 52.80	60.00 - 90.00	140 - 210	320 - 480	680 - 1020	5400 - 8100
1843O	968,000	24.80 - 37.20	35.60 - 53.40	44.00 - 66.00	100 - 150	200 - 300	600 - 900	1600 - 2400	2800 - 4200	8800 - 13200
1844	421,200	22.40 - 33.60	25.20 - 37.80	27.20 - 40.80	35.20 - 52.80	64.00 - 96.00	128 - 192	360 - 540	740 - 1110	4400 - 6600
1844O	740,000	24.80 - 37.20	35.60 - 53.40	32.00 - 48.00	60.00 - 90.00	112 - 168	224 - 336	800 - 1200	2000 - 3000	4800 - 7200
1845	922,000	22.40 - 33.60	25.20 - 37.80	27.20 - 40.80	35.20 - 52.80	56.00 - 84.00	120 - 180	372 - 558	680 - 1020	4000 - 6000
1846	510,000	24.00 - 36.00	26.80 - 40.20	28.80 - 43.20	36.80 - 55.20	68.00 - 102	140 - 210	380 - 570	840 - 1260	4800 - 7200
1847	734,000	22.40 - 33.60	25.20 - 37.80	27.20 - 40.80	8.80 - 13.20	56.00 - 84.00	120 - 180	360 - 540	720 - 1080	4000 - 6000
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS65
1847O	368,000	28.80 - 43.20	36.00 - 54.00	56.00 - 84.00	108 - 162	240 - 360	600 - 900	1520 - 2280	4000 - 6000	---
1848	146,000	30.40 - 45.60	48.00 - 72.00	88.00 - 132	148 - 222	180 - 270	300 - 450	800 - 1200	1920 - 2880	8000 - 12000
1849	340,000	24.00 - 36.00	26.80 - 40.20	36.00 - 54.00	52.00 - 78.00	100 - 150	220 - 330	600 - 900	1120 - 1680	7200 - 10800
1849O	-	440 - 660	600 - 900	920 - 1380	1480 - 2220	2600 - 3900	4600 - 6900	---	---	---
1850	190,800	32.00 - 48.00	40.00 - 60.00	64.00 - 96.00	100 - 150	140 - 210	220 - 330	640 - 960	1280 - 1920	---
1850O	412,000	24.80 - 37.20	35.60 - 53.40	48.00 - 72.00	88.00 - 132	140 - 210	360 - 540	1040 - 1560	2200 - 3300	---
1851	160,000	48.00 - 72.00	60.00 - 90.00	100 - 150	180 - 270	228 - 342	320 - 480	680 - 1020	1360 - 2040	6800 - 10200
1851O	88,000	148 - 222	220 - 330	340 - 510	560 - 840	1000 - 1500	1800 - 2700	3200 - 4800	---	---
1852	177,060	40.00 - 60.00	48.00 - 72.00	80.00 - 120	148 - 222	180 - 270	280 - 420	400 - 600	720 - 1080	3840 - 5760
1852O	96,000	156 - 234	220 - 330	380 - 570	640 - 960	1080 - 1620	2800 - 4200	6400 - 9600	11200 - 16800	---
1853 recut date	44,200	360 - 540	520 - 780	720 - 1080	880 - 1320	1080 - 1620	1440 - 2160	2080 - 3120	2800 - 4200	7200 - 10800
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	Prf65
1854	12,380,000	22.00 - 33.00	24.80 - 37.20	26.40 - 39.60	33.60 - 50.40	56.00 - 84.00	168 - 252	368 - 552	1000 - 1500	14000 - 21000
1854O	1,484,000	23.60 - 35.40	26.40 - 39.60	28.00 - 42.00	48.00 - 72.00	100 - 150	240 - 360	1400 - 2100	7200 - 10800	---
1854O huge O	Inc. Ab.	640 - 960	1080 - 1620	2280 - 3420	3800 - 5700	6000 - 9000	10000 - 15000	13600 - 20400	22000 - 33000	---
1855	2,857,000	22.00 - 33.00	24.80 - 37.20	26.40 - 39.60	33.60 - 50.40	56.00 - 84.00	168 - 252	368 - 552	1000 - 1500	14800 - 22200
1855O	176,000	40.00 - 60.00	60.00 - 90.00	88.00 - 132	192 - 288	380 - 570	760 - 1140	2200 - 3300	6800 - 10200	---
1855S	396,400	32.00 - 48.00	48.00 - 72.00	64.00 - 96.00	180 - 270	400 - 600	1000 - 1500	1600 - 2400	3840 - 5760	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf63
1856	7,264,000	22.40 - 33.60	25.20 - 37.80	27.20 - 40.80	35.20 - 52.80	60.00 - 90.00	136 - 204	224 - 336	3400 - 5100	3600 - 5400
1856O	968,000	24.00 - 36.00	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	48.00 - 72.00	88.00 - 132	200 - 300	800 - 1200	6800 - 10200	---
1856S	286,000	36.00 - 54.00	52.00 - 78.00	88.00 - 132	200 - 300	360 - 540	720 - 1080	1760 - 2640	---	---
1856S/S	Inc. Ab.	120 - 180	220 - 330	400 - 600	1000 - 1500	1600 - 2400	---	---	---	---
1857	9,644,000	22.40 - 33.60	25.20 - 37.80	27.20 - 40.80	35.20 - 52.80	60.00 - 90.00	136 - 204	224 - 336	3200 - 4800	3600 - 5400
1857O	1,180,000	24.00 - 36.00	26.80 - 40.20	28.80 - 43.20	36.80 - 55.20	64.00 - 96.00	220 - 330	780 - 1170	---	---
1857S	82,000	100 - 150	140 - 210	220 - 330	360 - 540	560 - 840	760 - 1140	2200 - 3300	---	---
1858	7,368,000	22.40 - 33.60	25.20 - 37.80	27.20 - 40.80	35.20 - 52.80	60.00 - 90.00	136 - 204	224 - 336	3200 - 4800	1840 - 2760
1858O	520,000	25.60 - 38.40	28.40 - 42.60	36.00 - 54.00	56.00 - 84.00	108 - 162	288 - 432	1080 - 1620	---	---
1858S	121,000	56.00 - 84.00	88.00 - 132	140 - 210	240 - 360	600 - 900	1000 - 1500	---	---	---
1859	1,344,000	24.00 - 36.00	26.80 - 40.20	28.80 - 43.20	36.80 - 55.20	60.00 - 90.00	140 - 210	300 - 450	4800 - 7200	4400 - 6600
1859O	260,000	25.60 - 38.40	24.00 - 36.00	40.00 - 60.00	64.00 - 96.00	120 - 180	320 - 480	800 - 1200	12000 - 18000	---
1859S	80,000	100 - 150	120 - 180	200 - 300	400 - 600	1200 - 1800	2000 - 3000	---	---	---
1860	805,400	25.60 - 38.40	28.40 - 42.60	30.40 - 45.60	38.40 - 57.60	48.00 - 72.00	128 - 192	400 - 600	---	760 - 1140
1860O	388,000	25.60 - 38.40	24.00 - 36.00	32.00 - 48.00	44.00 - 66.00	80.00 - 120	220 - 330	960 - 1440	---	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf63
1860S	56,000	160 - 240	280 - 420	480 - 720	780 - 1170	3200 - 4800	4800 - 7200	---	---	---
1861	4,854,600	24.00 - 36.00	15.20 - 22.80	21.60 - 32.40	25.60 - 38.40	44.00 - 66.00	120 - 180	232 - 348	3360 - 5040	840 - 1260
1861S	96,000	72.00 - 108	116 - 174	188 - 282	320 - 480	1000 - 1500	2200 - 3300	---	---	---
1862	932,550	25.60 - 38.40	17.60 - 26.40	26.40 - 39.60	32.00 - 48.00	52.00 - 78.00	132 - 198	240 - 360	3480 - 5220	880 - 1320
1862S	67,000	64.00 - 96.00	100 - 150	160 - 240	260 - 390	560 - 840	1280 - 1920	2200 - 3300	---	---
1863	192,060	36.00 - 54.00	45.60 - 68.40	60.00 - 90.00	112 - 168	176 - 264	288 - 432	520 - 780	3880 - 5820	1000 - 1500
1864	94,070	72.00 - 108	96.00 - 144	128 - 192	196 - 294	276 - 414	320 - 480	520 - 780	4000 - 6000	760 - 1140
1864S	20,000	320 - 480	480 - 720	720 - 1080	1080 - 1620	1880 - 2820	3000 - 4500	5600 - 8400	---	---
1865	59,300	68.00 - 102	92.00 - 138	120 - 180	188 - 282	260 - 390	300 - 450	700 - 1050	7600 - 11400	760 - 1140
1865S	41,000	100 - 150	140 - 210	200 - 300	340 - 510	600 - 900	1000 - 1500	1880 - 2820	9200 - 13800	---
1866 unique	-	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf65
1866	17,525	300 - 450	480 - 720	600 - 900	800 - 1200	960 - 1440	1200 - 1800	1800 - 2700	6000 - 9000	2400 - 3600
1866S	28,000	200 - 300	300 - 450	540 - 810	840 - 1260	1160 - 1740	1600 - 2400	2400 - 3600	---	---
1867	20,625	208 - 312	260 - 390	400 - 600	540 - 810	680 - 1020	780 - 1170	960 - 1440	---	1960 - 2940
1867S	48,000	160 - 240	308 - 462	480 - 720	720 - 1080	1080 - 1620	1360 - 2040	---	---	---
1868	30,000	120 - 180	200 - 300	260 - 390	320 - 480	400 - 600	520 - 780	720 - 1080	5600 - 8400	2760 - 4140
1868S	96,000	76.00 - 114	88.00 - 132	156 - 234	240 - 360	500 - 750	1080 - 1620	1600 - 2400	---	---
1869	16,600	280 - 420	360 - 540	480 - 720	640 - 960	720 - 1080	800 - 1200	1020 - 1530	---	2000 - 3000
1869S	76,000	80.00 - 120	108 - 162	180 - 270	300 - 450	560 - 840	1120 - 1680	1920 - 2880	12800 - 19200	---
1870	87,400	44.00 - 66.00	64.00 - 96.00	116 - 174	196 - 294	236 - 354	340 - 510	680 - 1020	4800 - 7200	2200 - 3300
1870CC	8,340	6800 - 10200	8000 - 12000	11600 - 17400	19600 - 29400	34000 - 51000	44000 - 66000	---	---	---
1871	119,160	24.00 - 36.00	52.00 - 78.00	60.00 - 90.00	120 - 180	156 - 234	280 - 420	520 - 780	4800 - 7200	2000 - 3000
1871CC	10,890	2800 - 4200	3600 - 5400	6000 - 9000	10000 - 15000	14400 - 21600	---	---	---	---
1871S	30,900	240 - 360	400 - 600	560 - 840	760 - 1140	960 - 1440	1480 - 2220	2400 - 3600	8000 - 12000	---
1872	182,950	24.00 - 36.00	32.00 - 48.00	64.00 - 96.00	88.00 - 132	124 - 186	240 - 360	480 - 720	5200 - 7800	2000 - 3000
1872CC	22,850	880 - 1320	1200 - 1800	1800 - 2700	3000 - 4500	5200 - 7800	6000 - 9000	11200 - 16800	---	---
1872S	83,000	680 - 1020	1000 - 1500	1400 - 2100	1920 - 2880	2800 - 4200	3600 - 5400	6000 - 9000	---	---
1873 closed 3	212,600	180 - 270	280 - 420	380 - 570	640 - 960	960 - 1440	1440 - 2160	2240 - 3360	---	2080 - 3120
1873 open 3	Inc. Ab.	25.60 - 38.40	34.00 - 51.00	64.00 - 96.00	96.00 - 144	140 - 210	200 - 300	360 - 540	4000 - 6000	---
1873CC 6 known	4,000	---	60000 - 90000	---	---	80000 - 120000	108000 - 162000	160000 - 240000	---	---
Note: 1873CC, Heritage, April 1999, MS-62, $106,375.
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf65
1873	1,271,700	22.40 - 33.60	25.60 - 38.40	30.00 - 45.00	48.00 - 72.00	152 - 228	312 - 468	580 - 870	3120 - 4680	6400 - 9600
1873CC	12,462	2800 - 4200	3600 - 5400	6400 - 9600	8800 - 13200	13600 - 20400	---	---	---	---
1873S	156,000	28.00 - 42.00	31.20 - 46.80	39.60 - 59.40	112 - 168	220 - 330	440 - 660	960 - 1440	6400 - 9600	---
1874	471,900	22.40 - 33.60	25.60 - 38.40	30.00 - 45.00	48.00 - 72.00	152 - 228	312 - 468	580 - 870	2920 - 4380	5400 - 8100
1874S	392,000	26.40 - 39.60	29.60 - 44.40	38.00 - 57.00	88.00 - 132	192 - 288	340 - 510	720 - 1080	3600 - 5400	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf65
1875	4,293,500	22.00 - 33.00	25.20 - 37.80	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	50.00 - 75.00	112 - 168	196 - 294	1280 - 1920	1840 - 2760
1875CC	140,000	60.00 - 90.00	88.00 - 132	180 - 270	280 - 420	440 - 660	680 - 1020	1280 - 1920	12000 - 18000	---
1875S	680,000	20.00 - 30.00	28.80 - 43.20	53.60 - 80.40	88.00 - 132	140 - 210	220 - 330	460 - 690	2560 - 3840	---
1876	17,817,150	22.00 - 33.00	25.20 - 37.80	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	50.00 - 75.00	112 - 168	196 - 294	1280 - 1920	1800 - 2700
1876CC	4,944,000	40.00 - 60.00	54.40 - 81.60	64.00 - 96.00	80.00 - 120	108 - 162	188 - 282	360 - 540	2080 - 3120	---
1876CC fine reeding	Inc. Ab.	24.00 - 36.00	32.00 - 48.00	40.00 - 60.00	52.00 - 78.00	72.00 - 108	120 - 180	260 - 390	2880 - 4320	---
1876S	8,596,000	22.00 - 33.00	25.20 - 37.80	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	50.00 - 75.00	112 - 168	196 - 294	1600 - 2400	---
1877	10,911,710	22.00 - 33.00	25.20 - 37.80	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	50.00 - 75.00	112 - 168	196 - 294	1280 - 1920	1800 - 2700
1877CC	4,192,000	40.00 - 60.00	54.40 - 81.60	64.00 - 96.00	80.00 - 120	108 - 162	188 - 282	360 - 540	2080 - 3120	---
1877S	8,996,000	22.00 - 33.00	25.20 - 37.80	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	50.00 - 75.00	112 - 168	196 - 294	1280 - 1920	---
1877S over horizontal S	Inc. Ab.	36.00 - 54.00	48.00 - 72.00	76.00 - 114	140 - 210	200 - 300	300 - 450	520 - 780	---	---
1878	2,260,800	22.00 - 33.00	25.20 - 37.80	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	50.00 - 75.00	120 - 180	212 - 318	2200 - 3300	1840 - 2760
1878CC	996,000	44.00 - 66.00	60.00 - 90.00	72.00 - 108	100 - 150	120 - 180	212 - 318	440 - 660	2920 - 4380	---
1878S	140,000	132 - 198	160 - 240	240 - 360	320 - 480	520 - 780	700 - 1050	1160 - 1740	---	---
1879	14,700	152 - 228	188 - 282	228 - 342	260 - 390	320 - 480	388 - 582	460 - 690	1360 - 2040	1800 - 2700
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf65
1880	14,955	152 - 228	188 - 282	228 - 342	260 - 390	320 - 480	388 - 582	460 - 690	1280 - 1920	1800 - 2700
1881	12,975	160 - 240	200 - 300	240 - 360	280 - 420	340 - 510	400 - 600	480 - 720	1320 - 1980	1760 - 2640
1882	16,300	160 - 240	200 - 300	240 - 360	280 - 420	340 - 510	400 - 600	480 - 720	1480 - 2220	1760 - 2640
1883	15,439	168 - 252	212 - 318	252 - 378	292 - 438	348 - 522	420 - 630	500 - 750	1960 - 2940	1760 - 2640
1884	8,875	300 - 450	360 - 540	440 - 660	520 - 780	600 - 900	600 - 900	680 - 1020	1520 - 2280	1760 - 2640
1885	14,530	168 - 252	212 - 318	252 - 378	292 - 438	348 - 522	420 - 630	500 - 750	2080 - 3120	1760 - 2640
1886	5,886	400 - 600	480 - 720	560 - 840	640 - 960	720 - 1080	800 - 1200	1000 - 1500	2080 - 3120	1920 - 2880
1887	10,710	240 - 360	280 - 420	360 - 540	440 - 660	520 - 780	600 - 900	680 - 1020	1880 - 2820	1760 - 2640
1888	10,833	220 - 330	260 - 390	340 - 510	400 - 600	480 - 720	560 - 840	640 - 960	1600 - 2400	1880 - 2820
1888S	1,216,000	22.00 - 33.00	25.20 - 37.80	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	50.00 - 75.00	120 - 180	212 - 318	1960 - 2940	---
1889	12,711	200 - 300	240 - 360	300 - 450	340 - 510	400 - 600	460 - 690	540 - 810	1400 - 2100	1880 - 2820
1890	80,590	52.00 - 78.00	68.00 - 102	80.00 - 120	100 - 150	160 - 240	240 - 360	340 - 510	---	1880 - 2820
1891	3,920,600	22.00 - 33.00	25.20 - 37.80	26.80 - 40.20	32.00 - 48.00	50.00 - 75.00	112 - 168	196 - 294	1400 - 2100	1880 - 2820
1891O	68,000	120 - 180	180 - 270	260 - 390	440 - 660	760 - 1140	1000 - 1500	2400 - 3600	11600 - 17400	---
1891S	2,216,000	22.80 - 34.20	26.00 - 39.00	28.40 - 42.60	36.00 - 54.00	50.00 - 75.00	120 - 180	212 - 318	1920 - 2880	---