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¼ Dollar "Barber Quarter" · “Barber Quarter”

United States · 1892–1916 · Silver

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The story

The Barber Quarter (1892–1916)

In 1891 the U.S. Mint asked the nation's best artists to redesign the quarter. The entries were so disappointing the Mint director called the contest a "wretched failure." So the job went to the Mint's own chief engraver, Charles Barber — and the coin that resulted carried his name for the next 24 years.

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Designer

Charles E. Barber
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Era

The Gilded Age
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Catalogue

Issuer
United States
Years
1892–1916
Metal
Silver
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