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The 1929-D Standing Liberty Quarter has a low mintage of only 1.3 million but that is nothing new for the Denver Mint! The 1929-D Standing Liberty Quarter is in good condition, exhibiting severe wear on both sides of the coin and sporting the "D" mint-mark. The Denver Mint is currently known as the lead coin producer in the world but it didn't start out that way. Considered to be the newest mint, the Denver Mint was only established in 1906, which is considered young compared to its over 200 year old sister mint branches.
The Standing Liberty Quarter was minted from 1916 until 1930. Replacing the Barber Quarter, the Standing Liberty was President Theodore Roosevelt's attempt to making US coinage a work of art again. Although there were some low mintage years, the Standing Liberty Quarter's average mintage is quite high. Until 1925, the Standing Liberty was weakly struck, causing the coin's date to wear off without difficulty. The issue was finally fixed in 1925, but many circulated quarters still have weak dates, even if they have a higher grade. Famous sculptor, Hermon Atkins MacNeil, was called upon by the mint's director to take on such a responsibility. The design MacNeil first introduced was very militaristic in detail and was rejected by the Commission of Fine Arts. MacNeil then added dolphins to represent the world's famous oceans, since this design had never been used before, and was accepted for a short time. The US Mint revised the quarter, again, and without MacNeil's permission, causing him to complain publicly about the disrespect. MacNeil was given the chance to revise the coin one more time, in 1917, and the design was used for the rest of the Standing Liberty Quarter's production.