Barber Quarter Values 1892-1916
Every collectible date and mint mark of the Barber Quarter series (1892-1916), with current value estimates, melt floors and full specifications. 3 issues have dedicated value guides below.
- Value guides
- 3
- Key dates
- 3
- Melt value / coin
- $6.60
- Designer
- Charles E. Barber
History of the Barber Quarter
The Barber quarter shared Charles Barber's Liberty head with the dime and half dollar, circulating from 1892 to 1916. Quarters did the economy's heavy lifting, and most survivors are worn to the rims.
The series is defined by its three San Francisco keys: the 1896-S, the 1913-S, at 40,000 pieces the lowest-mintage regular U.S. quarter of the twentieth century, and above all the 1901-S, rarer still in collectable grades and a five-figure coin even worn.
Because so few escaped circulation, original Mint State Barber quarters of any date are far scarcer than their Morgan dollar contemporaries, a fact the market increasingly recognizes.
Barber Quarter key dates
All Barber Quarter dates and mint marks
| Year | Issues |
|---|---|
| 1896 | |
| 1901 | |
| 1913 |