When Stack’s Bowers Galleries Coin Resource Center launched last summer, it included entries on 250 key dates for a number of U.S. series. The 1916 Standing Liberty quarter was naturally among them. A pillar of the Renaissance of American Coinage, the 1916 is the first year of issue and key date of the popular series.
The Standing Liberty quarter was designed by Hermon Atkins MacNeil, a Massachusetts-born sculptor responsible for notable early 20th century statuary and medals. The coin’s introductory date overlaps with the outgoing Barber quarter, and so production of the Standing Liberty type began late in the year. Only a limited number (52,000) were produced, distributed with their 1917-dated counterparts the next year. Our CRC entry on Standing Liberty quarters relate much relevant history of the type, subtypes, and the 1916 date.
The CRC’s listings on Standing Liberty quarters are broken down into the series’ two constituent subtypes, Type I No Stars Below Eagle and Type II Stars Below Eagle; the 1916 falls into the former category.
Like all CRC listings, that for the 1916 includes discussion of the issue’s rarity and collectability and provides links to recent auction appearances and Coins in Motion animations. Also available are links to contact our staff if readers have examples of the 1916 or if they have appropriate edits for the listing(s).
