1926 United States 1/4 Dollar Value
A 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1926 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 a 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar worth right now?
Pricing for the 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1926 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1926
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
What makes the 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
Official mintage figures for the 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
1926 United States 1/4 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY; IN GOD WE TRUST; (date)
Liberty stg., holding shield r., branch l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; QUARTER DOLLAR
eagle flying r., three stars below, motto between wings
Measured 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar example 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 United States 1/4 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.4250 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.