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Catalog values for standing Liberty Quarters start around $25 US dollars for early issues in worn condition. That changes, however, with later issues. In 1925 they changed the design and the post-1925 coins are worth quite a bit less. Below is a summary of catalog values: common date coins first, followed by better date coins. If you coin is not a better date, it is a common date.
To meet the pricing levels shown here, coins must be free of all problems such as scratches, stains, cleanings, nicks, gouges, corrosion, and the like. Better date coins are addressed further down this page.
COMMON DATE STANDING LIBERTY QUARTERS 1916 TO 1924
worn: $20 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $40
well preserved: $80
fully uncirculated: $200
COMMON DATE STANDING LIBERTY QUARTERS 1925 TO 1930
worn: $8 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $15
well preserved: $35
fully uncirculated: $150
Be sure you understand what 'catalog' means by using our Terminology page.
To be worth anything, the date must show. Coins without dates are worth bullion value (BV), that is, the value of the silver the coin contains. Damaged coins are also worth BV. To find BV, multiply the current value of silver (found, for instance, at kitco.com) by 0.181. There aer 0.181 troy ounces of silver in a standing Liberty quarter.
NEVER CLEAN A COIN. CLEANING RUINS VALUE.
There are a few 'better dates' for the series, as follows. The values shown are for specimens in average circulated condition:
1916: $6000
1918S, 8 over 7: $5000 (see description below)
1919D: $400
1919S: $350
1921: $700
1923S: $1100
1924D: $140
1927D: $70
1927S: $350
There is another interesting factor with SLQs: their strike. Look at the figure with the blue backaground. It shows two SLQs in uncirculated condition. The difference in appearance is not due to wear (they are both uncirculated with no wear at all), but it is due to the amount of pressure applied to the coins during the minting process. The coin with the strong strike shows all the features of the design, especially in the head of Miss Liberty. The weak strike lacks many design features.
Needless to say, coin collectors prefer the strong strike over the weak strike, and are willing to pay a premium for it. So, if you have a coin with a strong strike that shows all the features of Miss Liberty's head (use a magnifier), multiply the values above by a factor of two or more.
There is a somewhat famous variety of the 1918 SLQ. Mint officials took a shortcut when preparing dies for this variety, glomming an '8' directly over the '7' of a 1917 die. This is called the 1918S/17 variety and it commands a strong premium, as follows.
STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER 1918S/17
worn: $1600
average circulated: $5000
well preserved: $8000
fully uncirculated: $19000 or more
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