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1847-P Seated Liberty Quarter (1838-1891)
FS-801
Key Features
FS-801: Repunched Date & Doubled Die Reverse (1847/47) [Cross-ref: Briggs 2-A] Source: https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1844380/1847-Seated-Liberty-Quarter-RPD-amp-DDR-FS-801-PCGS-F-12 This robust design run bore witness to massive gold discoveries, Western frontier settlement, and deep wartime duress.
Intriguing History
In 1847, President Polk's expansionist agenda was reshaping the map: the Mexican-American War added vast new territory in the Southwest, and the discovery of gold in California in 1848 was just beginning to pull fortune-seekers west and pour fresh bullion into the nation's mints. This Seated Liberty quarter, in production for more than half a century, was struck during exactly this period.
Total Weight6.25 g