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1/4 DOLLAR COIN - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SILVER BARBER QUARTER DOLLAR
(KM 114)
Date: A.D. 1908
Obverse: Liberty portrait laureate head right - IN GOD WE TRUST 1908 (13 Stars)
Reverse: Eagle with olive branch and arrows behind shield and holding banner - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / QUARTER DOLLAR PLURIBUS UNUM (on banner)
This coin was designed by Chief Engraver Charles Barber. His designs for American coins were first put in circulation in 1892 after several failed attempts by the U.S. Treasury to solicit designs from artists and citizens. |