Liberty 1973 quarter dollar

From 1840 to 1873 and designed by its chief engraver. It was the last silver coin of that denomination to be struck before passage of the. Which temporarily ended production of the silver dollar for American commerce.

Is based on that of the. Which had been minted experimentally from 1836 to 1839. However, the soaring eagle used on the reverse of the Gobrecht dollar was not used; instead, the.

(Mint) used a heraldic eagle, based on a design by late Mint Chief Engraver John Reich first utilized on coins in 1807.

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