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with arrows and rays: silver Quarter Dollars and Half Dollars of 1853 that have arrowheads on either side of the date and radiating rays on the reverse to indicate changes in their weight.

 


with arrows and rays Alternate form of arrows and rays.
with motto Alternate form of motto.
with rays Alternate for of rays.

With arrows and rays
Synonym for arrows and rays.
With motto
Alternate term for motto.

Seated half dollars with arrows and rays were struck at two mints, Philadelphia and New Orleans (with the "O" mint mark below the eagle), and both had relatively high mintages.

A popular type with Liberty obverse and eagle with arrows and rays reverse, sometimes called the "peacock" reverse. The maker's mark "FD" (for the firm of Frontier & Deviercy), appears in the obverse field behind Liberty's head.

half dollar, War nickel, Wartime nickel, Washington quarter, Washington quarter dollar, watery look, weak strike, weenie, West Point Mint, wheel mark, whizzing, wire edge, Wire Edge eagle, Wire Edge Ten, wire rim, with arrows, with arrows and rays, ...

Over 16 million quarters with Arrows and Rays were produced in 1853, which effectively ended the shortage of small change in commerce that had prevailed in the early 1850s.

See also: With arrows, Half Dollar, Liberty, Revers, Reverse

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