Standing Liberty Quarters

The Standing Liberty Quarter was first minted in 1916 to replace the previous Barber Quarter series. The coins were designed by Hermon A. MacNeil, a Massachusetts sculptor. The series has long captivated collectors with a beautiful design and a key date rarity, which carries one of the lowest mintages for a circulation strike coin in the twentieth century.

The obverse of the coin features an image of Liberty striding through the opening of an ornamented gate. In her right hand is an olive brand and in her left is a shield. The Type 1 version of the design used in 1916 and early 1917 shows an exposed right breast. For Type 2 version of the design used subsequently, Libery wears chain mail covering her breast. The inscription "Liberty" appears above, "In God We Trust" is split across the gate, and the date is below.

The reverse of the design features an eagle in flight. The inscriptions "United States of America" and "E Pluribus Unum" appear above the eagle with the denomination "Quarter Dollar" below. On the Type 1 version of the design, seven stars appear on the left side of the eagle and six stars appear to the right. The Type 2 version places five stars to each side and three below.

In total, a complete date and mint mark set comprises 38 coins from 1916 to 1930 with coins struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints. The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter is a noted key date rarity with only 52,000 coins struck. A noted attribute of the series is the "Full Head" designation. Coins struck with ful details of Liberty's hair and face with no blending of the hairline will attain the designation. For issues of the series are extremely scarce with Full Head.

Coin Specifications

Dates: 18916 - 1930
Mint: Philadelphia, , Denver, San Francisco
Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Weight: 6.25 grams

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