It is believed that this is an early post-Civil War veteran’s piece and not a wartime badge.

The obverse of this silver quarter shows Liberty seated holding a spear with a Liberty cap on the point in her left hand while with her right hand she supports a shield with “LIBERTY” written diagonally across its face. In an arc above the seated figure are 13 five-pointed stars. Below Liberty’s chair is the date “1853” flanked by arrows. The coin has solder residue at the 9 and 3 o’clock positions which may be evidence of a removed pin.

The reverse has been polished smooth and engraved “CO. G / 24 VA. VOLS. / Csa.”

The 24^th Virginia served most of their time in Kemper’s Brigade of George Pickett’s Division in the Army of Northern Virginia. They were present at 1^st Manassas, the Peninsula, Seven Days battles, 2^nd Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Siege of Suffolk, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Five Forks, Sailor’s Creek and Appomattox.  [ad]

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