At the next Whitman Expo, you just may come across the 2016 Standing Liberty Quarter Centennial Gold Coin, and the U.S. Mint will probably be providing a launch date for the issue at any time.
Coin Update News offers some facts to provide a fascinating glimpse of the classic issues designed by Hermon MacNeil as we await the centenary of this gorgeous coin. This is just one:
Because of the high degree of detail and dynamism in this design, the quality of strikes varied considerably. Some areas were particularly prone to being weakly struck, especially Liberty’s head and right leg and the rivets on her shield. Clear execution of these details are important for procuring higher grades of this coin.
If you’d like to learn more about the Standing Liberty Quarter, you might enjoy Whitman Publishing’s A Guide Book of Mercury Dimes, Standing Liberty Quarters, and Liberty Walking Half Dollars, 1st Edition. Written by Q. David Bowers, this volume covers three of the most popular U.S. coins: Mercury dimes, Standing Liberty quarters, and Liberty Walking half dollars. These classic silver coins were minted between 1916 and 1947, an era spanning two world wars and the Great Depression.
It includes instructions on how to grade your collection, tips on smart buying, current retail values, and a thorough analysis of each date and mintmark. Lavishly illustrated in full color, the book features high-resolution enlargements for important overdates and other die varieties. Mintages, specifications, certified population data, and other details add to the book’s importance as a standard reference. Colorful essays set the coins in the context of the time period.
