Playing off the name of the earlier seated liberty the standing liberties boasted a beautiful design that was as intricate as any coin of its day.
Standing liberty quarter m mint mark.
The standing liberty quarter is a 25 cent coin that was struck by the united states mint from 1916 to 1930.
This new design was part of the treasury department s overhaul of united states coinage designs for the dime quarter and half dollar.
If it has a d it s worth about twice as much.
With no mint mark or an s near the date this coin is worth about 6 in average condition.
Before that the barber quarter had been in existence for more than 25 years from 1892 until 1916.
Therefore the mint started recessing the year below the coin s rim.
Fwiw the coin is called a standing liberty quarter.
Woolley began steps to replace.
Standing liberty quarter average values and prices.
The united states mint made the first standing liberty quarter in december of 1916.
It succeeded the barber quarter which had been minted since 1892 featuring the goddess of liberty on one side and an eagle in flight on the other the coin was designed by american sculptor hermon atkins macneil.
This coin s design was changed again in 1925 because banks were returning earlier standing liberty quarters to the mint with the year worn off.
In 1915 director of the mint robert w.
Standing liberty quarter 1916 1930 when it was first introduced american citizens immediately fell in love with the standing liberty quarter.