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Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 5533)

The 1916 Twenty five cents is part of a series of Standing Liberty quarter coins struck from 1916-1917. The specific variety is Standing Liberty. Struck in Philadelphia and designated as a Business (MS) strike, this coin is made of 90% silver; 10% copper from a mintage of 52,000 struck.
The 1916 Standing Liberty quarter is not only a first-year type, but it's also one of the scarcest regular-issue quarters since the year 1900. With a production run of only 52,000 pieces, the 1916 Standing Liberty is the second-lowest mintage quarter of the 20th century, ahead of only the rare 1913-S Barber quarter, with a mintage of 40,000. Of course, mintage figures alone don't tell the whole story behind the rarity and value of the 1916 Standing Liberty quarter. Professional Coin Grading Service estimates there are just 10,000 surviving 1916 Standing Liberty quarters across all grades, and among these only 500 exist in grades of MS60 or better.

Why were the numbers for these coins so low' They were struck at the Philadelphia Mint during the last two weeks of 1916, the year when the last of the Barber quarters were being produced by the millions. The first 1916 Standing Liberty quarters were released shortly later in January 1917, with many folks in the public taking offense at the appearance of Miss Liberty's exposed right breast on the obverse of the coin. The design, by Hermon A. MacNeil, was modified partway through 1917, with the addition of a chain mail over Miss Liberty's chest. There were also some changes made to the reverse in the arrangement of the stars surrounding the flying eagle motif. These changes are well recognized by numismatists and resulted in the creation two distinct subtypes for the Standing Liberty series. Type I, in production from 1916 to early 1917, shows Miss Liberty's exposed breast; Type II, in production from 1917 on through the end of the series in 1930, depicts Miss Liberty adorned in the chain mail, along with three stars under the eagle on the reverse.

1916 Standing Liberty quarters are scarce in all grades, with even well-worn examples trading well above $1,000. Mint State examples are also scarce, but not necessarily rare as many examples were saved of this first-year Philadelphia Mint issue. Many 1916 Standing Liberty quarters exhibit soft strikes, but Full Heads are not necessarily rare among the surviving uncirculated specimens and can be encountered with some frequency among Gem specimens.
Obverse: MacNeil's Liberty stands, breast exposed, with one hand holding an olive branch, the other bearing a shield. A ribbon connects the branch to the shield. The world LIBERTY appears across the top periphery and the date is centered at the bottom. 13 stars appear to the side of Liberty. Mint mark, if any, is positioned above the date to the left of Liberty.
Reverse: An eagle in full flight, facing right, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above the great raptor. Stars flank the left and right peripheries with the words QUARTER DOLLAR at the bottom.

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Catalog Detail

GSID: 5533
Coin Date: 1916
Denomination: 25c / Twenty five cents
Designation: MS
Mint Mark: P
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Mintage: 52,000
Coinage Type: Standing Liberty quarter
Coinage Years: 1916-1917
Prefix: Key Date
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
Variety: Standing Liberty
Strike Type: Business
Diameter: 24.3 mm
Fineness: 0.9
Weight: 6.25 gr
Weight: 0.1808 oz
Coin Shape: Round
Designer: Herman A. MacNeil
Obverse Lettering: IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1916
Obverse Designer: Herman A. MacNeil
Reverse Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, QUARTER DOLLAR, E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse Designer: Herman A. MacNeil
PCGS #: 5704
NGC ID: 242Y
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