QUARTER DOLLAR 1917-1930 Standing Liberty, Type II
Description
It is obvious the designer of this Type and the previous Type took criticism of his design very personally. In the previous type, Miss Liberty was partially nude with her right breast exposed. Public outcry forced a change in mid 1917. In this year two types were produced. Type II, however, was a drastic departure from the design of Type I. Here, as though in a defiant response, MacNeil clad Miss Liberty in a suit of armor or mail. MacNeil challenged the public to disapprove, but no known complaints were registered. The design lived until 1930.
The date, high on the pedestal below Miss Liberty, was continued in this position, but later, in 1925, this portion of the coin was recessed, to minimize the effects of wear. The reverse was restyled in 1917 and in its new form the eagle is higher and more centered on the coin, with three stars below the eagle and five to each side. The collector will have no difficulty acquiring specimens of commoner dates of the 1917-1930 era in any desired condition from Good to AU. Uncirculated pieces are readily found, particularly of dates from 1925 through 1930. Uncirculated pieces with sharply struck details at Miss Liberty's head and also on the highest part of the shield are quite elusive.
Valuation
- COIN NAME
- QUARTER DOLLAR 1917-1930 Standing Liberty, Type II
- DESIGNED BY
- Hermon A. MacNeil
- ISSUE DATE
- 1917-1930
- COMPOSITION
- 0.900 part silver, 0.100 part copper
- DIAMETER
- 23A mm
- WEIGHT
- 96.45 grains
- EDGE
- Reeded
- BUS MINT
- 214,516,400
- PROOF MINT
- None
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