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Standing Liberty Quarter
U.S. collector price guide

1916 Standing Liberty Quarter (type-1)

Denomination
25¢
Mint
P (Philadelphia)
Composition
90% silver
Mintage
52,000
Guide value by grade$4,200–$37,000
Limited9 priced grades

This page uses a derived guide baseline and should be checked against recent sold examples before purchase decisions.

Circulated$4,200
Gem uncirculated$37,000
Melt floor$5.700.1808 oz × $31.5/oz
Updated 2026-06-09published-guide-approxHow the guide works →
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Price by Grade
GradeQualityEst. Value
Good-4Good
$4,200
Very Good-8Very Good
$5,750
Fine-12Fine
$7,000
Very Fine-20Very Fine
$8,500
Extremely Fine-40Extremely Fine
$11,000
About Uncirculated-50About Uncirculated
$14,000
MS-60Mint State
$17,000
MS-63Choice Uncirculated
$20,000
MS-65Gem Uncirculated
$37,000

Estimates from published guides and recent sold data. Grade is everything. Verify before you buy.
Melt floor: Includes intrinsic metal value (0.1808 oz silver). Marked grades are worth more melted than as collector coins.

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Common Questions

What is the 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter (type-1) worth?

Current guide estimates on this page range from $4,200 to $37,000 depending on grade.

Why does grade matter for the 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter (type-1)?

Coin value can change sharply by condition. Use the grade ladder and price-by-grade table before relying on any single headline estimate.

Does melt value affect the 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter (type-1)?

This page shows a melt floor of $5.70 based on listed metal weight and the current guide spot value used by CoinSpinner.

Survivor's LedgerNo. cs_us_quarter_standing-liberty-quarter_1916_p_type-1
110years survived since minting
Minted
1916
Denomination
25¢
Composition
90% silver
Mintage
52,000

Standing Liberty Quarter series: Liberty was originally depicted bare-breasted (1916–early 1917) - modified to wear a chain-mail vest mid-1917 amid Victorian-era objections. The Type 1 variants are scarce and command significant premiums. Replaced by the Washington Quarter for the 1932 Washington bicentennial. Designed by Hermon A. MacNeil. Struck 1916–1930.

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