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Proof Seated Liberty Quarters

he Seated Liberty design dominated much of the 19th century, as far as United States silver coinage goes. It was seen on everything from the tiny half dimes, all the way up to the big silver dollars, and even had a couple of years to sit on the obverses of the ill-fated 20-cent pieces. When it comes to the quarters, the Seated Liberty design was in use from 1838 all the way to 1891. There were certainly some minor design changes in that long span of years, but from 1875 until the end of the series, the quarters were

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