United States Key Date Coin Guides
Background and History Many consider the 1901-S Barber Quarter (Buy on eBay) to be the rarest non-gold United States coin of the 20th century. The issue is scarce and desirable at all grade levels, with even barely recognizable survivors commanding prices in the thousands of dollars. Virtually all examples are found in well-circulated condition, an […]
Background and History The 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter (Buy on eBay) is an important key date coin, with its rarity resulting from both the extremely limited mintage and the circumstances of its release. Representing the first year of issue for the new series designed by Hermon A. MacNeil, the entire mintage of just 52,000 pieces […]
Background and History The Washington Quarter was introduced in 1932 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Although initially intended to be issued for a single year, the design proved so popular that it remained in use as an ongoing series. The same obverse portrait would also carry over through two […]