¼ Dollar "Standing Liberty Quarter" obverse

¼ Dollar "Standing Liberty Quarter" reverse

United States

¼ Dollar "Standing Liberty Quarter" · “Standing Liberty Quarter”

United States · 1916–1930 · Silver

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The Standing Liberty Quarter (1916–1930)

In 1917, just months after it debuted, the U.S. Mint pulled Liberty off the quarter and dressed her in chain mail. The same coin would later have its date redesigned because Americans were rubbing it clean with their thumbs. This is one of the most beautiful — and most quietly troubled — coins the United States ever struck.

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Designer

Hermon Atkins MacNeil

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Era

The Renaissance of American Coinage

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Years: 1916–1930
Metal: Silver

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Date19176 19201 19261 19271 19281

MintS3 D2 P1

Grade662 121 401 451 551 631

GraderPCGS6 NGC3 ICG1

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