The rays were removed from the half dollar and quarter at the end of production in 1853, but the arrows lingered for two more years, probably to reinforce awareness of the change.
Almost all of the record mintage of Arrows & Rays quarters went into circulation. More coins were struck that year than all of the previous years of the series combined, which probably accounts for why relatively few were saved.
Gambrion, Mysia, AE10. Laureate head of Apollo left / G A M between four of the twelve rays of a star. BMC 2.
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rays Term for the lines that represent sun rays on coins. First used on Continental dollars and Fugio cents, they were also used on some 1853-dated quarters and half dollars as well as 1866 and some 1867 five-cent coins.
Rays Nickel The first five-cent pieces, issued in 1866 and 1867, had rays interspersed between the 13 stars on the reverse. Early die wear and breakage led the mint to delete these rays on the remaining coins of 1867-1883.
rays: refers to the lines radiating on the backs of the Quarter Dollars and Half Dollars in 1853 to indicate a change in their weights.
Red: describes a copper coin that has full, original red color.
Rays
Term for the lines that represent sun rays on a coin's design.
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The rays extending from the inner rims on these coins are said to represent the four walls of a city. As of yet, we can find no reason to assume this is true.
1867 No Rays, Good, small dent or planchet defect on Obv., normally a $18.00 coin.................................... 5.00 ...
Value on rays with one star on one ray and eight stars on the second
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Arrows and rays
Term referring to the quarters and half dollars of 1853. The rays were removed in 1854 because of striking difficulties presented by the busy design.
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Four thick rays are between the two heaviest rays on the left side and are below the first S (STATES).
Right side of star above eagle's eye.
Curl above IB (PLURIBUS) small and distant from U (UNITED).
For 1854, the rays were deleted from the quarter and half dollar, creating the Arrows type. This design was struck in 1854 at Philadelphia (no mintmark) and New Orleans (O). In 1855, San Francisco (S) augmented the production of the other two mints.
The 1867 with-rays Shield nickel is much scarcer than the 1866, as only a little over 2 million were struck. Still, values for the 1867 with-rays aren't too unreasonable: $37 in Good, $67.50 in Fine.
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While Arrows and Rays Halves are relatively available in the better grades of AU and lower-end Uncirculated, there are very few truly Gem, upper-end Mint State examples known.
[See Slab] Rays Nickel The first five-cent pieces, issued in 1866 and 1867, carried rays interspersed between the 13 stars on the reverse. Die wear led the mint to delete these rays on the remaining coins of 1867-1883.
MD Medium Date MED Medium MM Mintmark mm Millimeters MOD Moderate M/S Mint Set MS Mint State N/ or n/ No N Narrow N/C No Cents N/D No Drapery N/R No Rays N/S No Stars NGC Numismatic Guarantee ...
The Eye of Providence with emanating rays, referred to during the period as an Eye of Providence in Glory, was first proposed by the French medal designer Pierre Eugène Du Simitière as an element of the great seal of the new nation.
150th birthday of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and 100th anniversary of discovery of X-rays. 10 DM, silver, 1995. 800th death anniversary of Heinrich der Löwe. 10 DM, silver, 1995. 150th anniversary of the Kolpingwerk. 10 DM, silver, 1996.
The head, in fact, was the portrait of Helios, the sun god, wearing a crown of rays. The head was copied from the great statue of Helios named among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Colossus of Rhodes.
Just before and after totality the sun's rays penetrate through the moon's valleys to create a short star burst effect prior to the sun disk's reappearance.
It was decided to hand punch arrowheads on either side of the date and add a "glory" of rays on the reverse dies of the quarter and half dollar.
Two different ec themes were offered, a classic Mickey Mouse Rays coin ( DL0001 DL0005 DL0007 ) and the Bear Country theme, just before Bear Country was renamed Critter Country in 1988, ( DL0002 DL0006).
Interesting varieties among Shield nickels include the scarce 1867 With Rays, which is a major rarity with Proof finish, the 1873 with large over small 3 in date, ...
A 1 sol with a head in a burst of rays (or perhaps the sun) while the flip side shows the famous "Cerro de Potosi" supported by two cornucopias pouring forth their bountiful wealth of (propaganda) coins while the legend reads "The Mintworkers of the ...
Shield nickels with and without rays
The metallurgical difficulties were the source of many minting errors in the Shield nickels.
She is shown in full stride with rays of sunlight behind her and the U.S. Capitol Building to the left of her flowing gown. Encircling her are 46 stars-one for each state in the Union at that time.
Do you see the sun's rays streaming from his head? The reverse shows a rose, the symbol of Rhodes, because of the pun Rhodes/rose.
The letters, in Greek, name the person (not a king) responsible for minting the coin.
Buck of Delaware, Ohio, asked: "The nameless rays over the head represent what? Maybe captured German bayonets, or the eagle head war bonnet of an Indian, so badly moth eaten that only the quill of the feathers remain.
What makes this year unique in the series are the two distinct varieties, "with rays" on the reverse and "without rays" each having different values.
A headdress or crown with rays used as the distinguishing mark of Sol, an eastern sun god, and originally used as a posthumous representation of an emperor. It becomes common in art of the late empire as a way of associating the emperor with Sol.
It is to Aristaeos that the star, the bee, and Seirios the dog encircled by rays make allusion on the coins of Ceos.
Laureate head of Apollo right, star with six rays behind, X below chin
(No legend)
The Dioscuri standing left beside their horses drinking from a fountain at left, crescent in left field
A . ALBINVS . S . F . (AL ligate) in exergue
18mm, 3.
1866 Shield Nickel w/ Rays MS-66 PCGS
Fully struck with outstanding eye appeal. It is a very early die state and one of the finest there is.
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Reverse: a cross of Lorraine within a circle; between the rays are four Latin letters imitating the year of minting. 1. Giuseppe Lunardi: Atti della societa ligure di storia Patria - "Le monete delle colonie Genovesi", Genoa 1980.
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Crescentmoon and sun with rays shown near the topof the middle mountain. Lion's flames3.4.0.5-9. A circle with bead and twoscrolls below and in front of the lion.
No Motto
Arrows and Rays
Arrows at Date
Motto
Arrows at Date
The series has more than its share of very rare dates, leading with the unique 1866 - No Motto.
6 rays over bust, hand extended before, tamgha behind/Mounted horseman, tamgha of Soter Megas, `General Coinage', Taxila mint, MACW 2953. Centered, most legend clear as are the portrait and rev.
Inscription under hat and rays on obverse.
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Arrows - Or Arrows at date. In the 1800's, arrows were placed on both sides of the date to indicate a change in the weight of a coin. Arrows and Rays describe a type where the coin had Arrows at the date and rays around the Eagle on the reverse.
radiate - decorated with rays, as in a radiate crown, a symbol of association with the sun gods, Helios and Sol. Also an indication of posthumous divinity of an emperor.
with a double die obverse. The 1935-S demonstrates a reverse die change in
that year. The two varieties that can be found are: three rays from the
sun below the word ONE and four rays of the sun below the word ONE.
The Great White Shark leaps to life on this dollar coin swimming towards you (it's next meal), the sun's rays piercing the water's edge. This shark is the most feared sea creature on earth.
Ε Ρ Χ Ο between rays of a star.
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Eudoros's name also appears on the contemporary Federal money of Boeotia issued at Thebes.
ARROWHEADS AT DATE, RAYS ON REVERSE (1853 ONLY)
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Glory
A heraldic term for stars, rays or other devices placed as if in the sky or luminous.
The obverse has the central design of an eye surrounded by rays and the legend NOVA CONSTELLATIO. The reverse IS LIBERTAS JUSTITIA 1783 around a wreath in which appears u.s. and the value.
The reverse features a majestic eagle flying in the rays of the sun. In the upper part, the inscriptions: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - TWENTY DOLLARS appear in two concentric arcs.
Obv: [Λ A]VP K - Î"ETAC
Bare head right.
Rev: [NIKO]ΠOΛITΩN POC[--]
Star with eight rays ending with pellet.
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Rev: Commemorative design marking 50th anniversary of the formation of the National Health Service.
'Caring hands' holding suns rays, FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY above, 50 PENCE below, NHS repeated 5 times in the border
Issued in 1998.
There is a feature in the field that appears somewhat like a fingerprint but which represents rays of the sun; this characteristic is not distinct on all pieces.
the Purcell Collection of Kangaroo and Map Series; The Mackey Collection of Australian States/Pacific Islands; and the Morrison Hill China Collection that set the record price for a foreign stamp sold in Australia with the famous and rare Sun Rays ...
She is dressed in a flowing robe with nearly waist-length hair. Behind her are the rays of a rising sun and in the lower left, the United States Capitol’s dome is visible.
Additional areas to check for strike: the veins in the leaves on the right side, the horizontal lines at the top and left side of the shield, obverse; on the reverse, the rays (if any). Superior eye appeal is required.
 See also: Revers, Reverse, Coin, Obverse, Mint
  
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