1846 25C Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar, Briggs 2-D PCGS MS64+

This coin is perfect for the discriminating numismatist who demands only the finest coins for his or her collection. The 1846 Seated Liberty quarter, Briggs 2-D, is a legacy coin for you to enjoy for many years to come. This is a spectacular type coin, the kind of coin found only in the finest collections. You will beam with pride when this great rarity is among your prized collection of numismatic art, the ideal addition to a type coin collection of the finest quality. If you wish to develop your own type set, please contact AUCM for professional guidance and support.

Numismatic art critic and scholar Cornelius Vermeule writes that, "The seated Liberty owes a great deal to the seated so-called Fates in the east pediment of the Parthenon, carved about 435 B.C. ..." The Seated Liberty design that first appeared in 1836 was a collaboration of several hands and minds. It was U.S. Mint Director Robert B. Patterson, who in 1835, was desirous of a new coin that was reminiscent of Britannia on British copper. Artist Thomas Sully was tasked with crafting a rendering of Liberty based on a set of British coins and medals. Then Sully's work was given to the newly hired engraver, Christian Gobrecht, who created a series of drawings before producing a copper die for study and presentation in Washington, D.C. The first coin with the new Seated Liberty design was the "Gobrecht dollar" of 1836, followed by the quarter and other silver coins beginning in 1837. It was in 1839 that the sculptor-engraver Robert Ball Hughes lowered the relief, refined the proportions and dynamics of the Liberty, and added an eloquent fold of cloth from the right elbow.