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How to collect Barber/Liberty Head Quarter
Barber/Liberty Head Quarter
Quarter dollars originated from dividing Spanish milled dollars into eight wedge-shaped segments or "pieces of eight". The quarter is still colloquially referred to as "Two bits".
Originally a 90% silver coin, since 1965 the quarter is Copper-nickel clad copper. Silver Proof versions are often minted for collectors. The current regular quarter has George Washington on the obverse, and in recent years the 50 State Quarters Program and America the Beautiful quarters program have been very popular.
As a rough series guide:
Which Barber/Liberty Head Quarter to look for?
The lowest mintage Barber/Liberty Head Quarter are:(These are coins in our database, list may not be exhustive)
- 1897-O Quarter Dollar - Barber/Liberty Head (mintage: 1,415,000)
- 1899-O Quarter Dollar - Barber/Liberty Head (mintage: 2,644,000)
- 1914 Quarter Dollar - Barber/Liberty Head (mintage: 6,244,000)
- 1897 Quarter Dollar - Barber/Liberty Head (mintage: 8,140,000)
- 1899 Quarter Dollar - Barber/Liberty Head (mintage: 12,624,000)
Coins in the Barber/Liberty Head Quarter Category
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More Information about coins for Collectors
The quarter or quarter dollar, is a USA coin worth 25 cents. The quarter first made an appearance back in 1796 and has been minted in most years since then.Quarter dollars originated from dividing Spanish milled dollars into eight wedge-shaped segments or "pieces of eight". The quarter is still colloquially referred to as "Two bits".
Originally a 90% silver coin, since 1965 the quarter is Copper-nickel clad copper. Silver Proof versions are often minted for collectors. The current regular quarter has George Washington on the obverse, and in recent years the 50 State Quarters Program and America the Beautiful quarters program have been very popular.
As a rough series guide:
- Draped Bust 1796–1807
- Capped Bust 1815–1838
- Seated Liberty 1838–1891
- Barber/Liberty Head 1892–1916
- Standing Liberty 1916–1930
- Washington 1932–1964, 1992–1998
- Washington 50 State 1999–2008
- Washington America the Beautiful 2010–2021