The coin is made of 90% silver & 10% copper.
This is a penny made by the US mint in 1898.
The US quarter contain 91,67 % copper and 8,33 % nickel.
1796
The US does not use watermarks. They are mintmarks. They are simply small letters that identify which mint the coin was made at. On a 1898 quarter they following are possible mintmarks: O and S. O stands for New Orleans and S stands for San Francisco. It may also be blank. If it's blank that means it was made at the Philadelphia mint. If it has one of the mintmarks is located below the eagle in the back of the coin(tails).
The 1898 US penny was made only at the Philadelphia mint which means it will have no mintmark. These coins are also referred to as Indian head pennies.
No US quarters were made in 1810.
A quarter is made of 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel. However, before 1965 quarters were made of silver.
The first US 25 cent coin (quarter) was struck in 1796.
As of today MV is about $3.25
your serial number indicates that your Springfield model 1898 krag rifle was made in the year 1898.
A 1898 Indian head cent made by the US mint has a face value of a .01 USD or 1 cent.
Your serial number indicates that your 1898 Krag rifle was made in the year 1901.