The History of the Standing Liberty Quarter

(1916-1930)

1925 Standing LIBERTY Silver Quarter Dollar PHILADELPHIA ~ US Coins ~ #900 25c $10.00 Time Left: 17m

1930 Standing LIBERTY Silver Quarter Dollar PHILADELPHIA ~ US Coins ~ #1000 $10.50 Time Left: 46m

1925, Standing Liberty Quarter $6.99 Time Left: 5h 17m

1924 Standing Liberty Quarter **************** A U + $109.99 Time Left: 5h 30m

1917-P (Ty.1) Standing Liberty Qtr. *** Original V F $79.99 Time Left: 5h 53m

1923 STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER MS 64 $375.00 Time Left: 5h 54m

1920 Standing Liberty 25c - Fine $22.00 Time Left: 5h 56m

1924 Standing Liberty 25c - Fine $21.00 Time Left: 5h 56m

1917-S (Ty.1) Standing Liberty Qtr. *********** F ++ $109.99 Time Left: 6h 17m

1929 liberty standing quarter- hermon a. macneil-.900 silver- Philadelphia mint. $5.00 Time Left: 6h 23m

1925 liberty standing quarter- hermon a. macneil-.900 silver- Philadelphia mint. $5.00 $7.00 Time Left: 6h 32m

1925, Standing Liberty Quarter - 5 Day Auction - Free Shipping $8.47 Time Left: 6h 52m

1929, Standing Liberty Quarter - 5 Day Auction - Free Shipping $6.51 Time Left: 7h 3m

1927, Standing Liberty Quarter - 5 Day Auction - Free Shipping $6.50 Time Left: 7h 12m

SEMI-KEY 1927-S Standing Liberty quarter! #8-4L $39.00 Time Left: 7h 16m

1917-P Early Type 1 Standing Liberty Silver Quarter $38.00 Time Left: 7h 23m

1928, Standing Liberty Quarter - 5 Day Auction - Free Shipping $9.50 Time Left: 7h 25m

1928-S, Standing Liberty Quarter, Fine $5.76 Time Left: 7h 42m

PCGS Standing Liberty 1929-D Quarter Dollar Coin XF40 $60.00 Time Left: 8h 9m

1926-P Standing Liberty 25c WOW~~~~~~~SHIPPING IS FREE --- A Very Nice Quarter! $17.99 Time Left: 8h 16m

One roll Standing Liberty quarters (40 pcs) with dates 90% silver free shipping $256.00 Time Left: 8h 16m

PCGS Standing Liberty 1926-S Quarter Dollar Coin F15  $75.00 Time Left: 8h 21m

1928 Standing Liberty Quarter US Coins Silver $22.00 Time Left: 8h 22m

VERY NICE 1930 near Mint State silver STANDING LIBERTY quarter! #12-21i $79.99 Time Left: 8h 24m

NICE UNC 1920 S silver STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER #12-2a $195.00 Time Left: 8h 24m

1930 STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER SLQ NGC MS65 65 FH 65 FULL HEAD $679.88 Time Left: 9h 11m

1930 Standing Liberty Quarter Silver Silver Circulated Looks Pretty Nice $4.00 Time Left: 9h 15m

1917-S Standing Liberty Type 1 F.H. GEM BU 13502 $2,400.00 Time Left: 9h 20m

1924-S Standing Liberty Full Head Choice BU 13499 $1,900.00 Time Left: 9h 20m

1926 AG+ Standing Liberty Quarter from small hoard, $7.99 $9.99 Time Left: 9h 22m

The first minting of the Standing Liberty Quarter, 1916 through the first part of 1917, are called Variety I or Type I.

In 1917, midway through the second year of minting, legislation was passed to alter the coin. The changes supposed to be: "...the modifications shall consist of changing the position of the eagle, the rearrangement of the stars and lettering, and a slight concavity given to the surface". The legislation further specified that: "...no change shall be made in the emblems of devices used."

However, when the new version of the coin was released, it was immediately apparent that substantial, unauthorized (and therefore illegal) alterations had been made to the design. The most noticeable of these was the covering of Liberty's exposed right breast with chain mail. This was done under pressure from a small, narrow minded, but vocal, segment of the population.

The modifications include the "covering" of Liberty, raising of the eagle and the lettering directly above, addition of three stars below the new eagle, the reduction in the number of stars around the eagle, and concaving of the surface. The subsequent minting of these coins from 1917 to 1930 are referred to as Variety II or Type 2.

In 1925, the pedestal, upon which Liberty stands, was recessed to prevent the date from wearing so rapidly; but, the change was so minor that no new design type is recognized.

The Liberty Standing Quarter was designed by Herman A. MacNeil. His initial 'M' appears on the obverse just above and to the right of the date.

The Liberty Standing Quarter was composed of 90% Silver and 10% Copper. Since pure silver is very soft, copper was added to all circulating silver coins to harden them and prevent excessive wear. Liberty Standing Quarters had a weight of 6.25 grams, a diameter of 24.3mm, a reeded edge. The edges of most silver coins were reeded to make evident any attempt to shave silver off the coin.