1858 Quarter Dollar

HBCC#:

6033

Breen#:

n/a

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

221

Pollock#:

264

Anthony C. Paquet joined the Mint engraving department in 1857 and almost immediately starting preparing his own designs for several denominations. This example features the normal obverse employed for regular-issue coinage with a reverse design prepared by Paquet. Note especially the lettering that features tall, slender lines with extended serifs. The eagle is of different proportions with larger wings and smaller claws. Also note the delicate features of arrows and olive branch. All of these design elements point to Paquet as designer of this reverse. Although he also prepared other designs, Paquet is most known for his 1861 double eagle.

Provenance:

From Stack's ANA Sale, August 24, 1976.

Obverse:

Liberty seated on rock, holding shield and liberty pole with cap, 13 stars around, date below base of rock.

Reverse:

Eagle with outspread wings, shield on breast, sprig of olive and three slender arrows in its talons, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QUARTER DOLLAR around.

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