USA Coin Book
Quarter
1863-P Seated Liberty Quarter (1838-1891)
FS-301
Key Features
FS-301: Repunched Date Source: https://www.greysheet.com/prices/item/1863-quarter-repunched-date This robust design run bore witness to massive gold discoveries, Western frontier settlement, and deep wartime duress.
Intriguing History
By 1863, the Civil War had upended the nation: hard money vanished from circulation as people hoarded gold and silver, the government issued paper greenbacks to fund the war effort, and the phrase "In God We Trust" was added to U.S. coinage in 1864 amid the conflict's darkest years. This Seated Liberty quarter, in production for more than half a century, was struck during exactly this period.
Total Weight6.25 g