United States
¼ Dollar "Barber Quarter" · “Barber Quarter”
United States · 1892–1916 · Silver
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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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