1916-D Barber Quarter
~$20
Denver mint · honest circulation
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1916-D Barber Quarter
Did you know
In 1891 the Mint asked artists for new coin designs. None of the hundreds sent in was judged good enough, so Mint engraver Charles Barber drew it himself.
What's on it
Liberty faces right in a leafy wreath and soft cap. The back copies the Great Seal: an eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows.
When it was made
The first ones were spent in 1892, the year Ellis Island opened. The design lasted until 1916, so it was pocket change for a whole generation.
The Denver mint
Denver began in 1863 as a gold office in the Pikes Peak rush, started striking coins in 1906, and still runs today.
- Struck
- 1916 · Denver mint
- Metal
- 0.18084 troy oz silver
- Melt
- $11.97 at $66.19/oz · 2026-09-21
- Grade
- VG-10 · Very Good
- Size
- 24.3mm across · 1.75mm thick
- Edge
- reeded · 119 reeds
- Premium over metal
- +67%
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Valued 2026-09-21 · silver $66.19/oz · gold $4,347.50/oz
Good-faith estimate at spot, not a formal appraisal.