US Barber Quarter Good Condition 1916-D

The 1916-D Barber Quarter is the last Barber Quarter minted by the Denver Mint. The 1916-D is in good condition, exhibiting an extreme amount of wear on both sides of the coin, with the main image details lacking, such as Liberty's headpiece detailing or the heraldic eagle's feathering. Only established in 1906, the Denver Mint mainly focused on commemorative coins but also participated in the Barber Quarter production. In 1921, the Denver joined forces with its sister branches to help produce the Morgan silver dollar, that was soon changed to the Peace silver dollar. Since the Denver Mint was established much later than the other mints, its participation in major coin collections was limited causing collectors to put any silver coin with a "D" mint-mark at the top of their collecting list.

The Barber design was named after the US Mint's Chief Engraver, William Barber, and were in circulation from 1892-1916. The quarter was minted until 1916, before being replaced by the infamous Standing Liberty. The Barber series supersede the Seated Liberty design when the Mint's Director, Edward Leech, wanted to officially change the design. Holding a competition, Leech wanted to encourage participation by giving the winner a cash prize. All of the local artists invited declined and Leech resorted to his mint for direction. William Barber was ultimately assigned the task to create a new design for the US currency, that would replace the Seated Liberty. The new design was received with mixed emotions and would be replaced in 1916. The Barber design lasted much longer in circulation after Barber passed away and was succeeded by his son, Charles.

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• Year: 1916
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