1894 United States 1/4 Dollar Value
Expect a 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar to trade between about its melt value and well into four figures, driven almost entirely by grade. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1894 United States 1/4 Dollar value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
What is the 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar selling for today?
Pricing for the 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1894 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1894
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why this coin has no mint mark
Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.
What makes the 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar valuable
The 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
There is history in a 1894 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
1894 United States 1/4 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
****** IN GOD WE TRUST ******* (date)
Liberty head r.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; QUARTER DOLLAR
heraldic eagle, motto on ribbon and stars above
Measured 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
4 physically measured 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
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| 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | - |
| 1894 United States 1/4 Dollar #4 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.