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Melt value, today
Barber Quarter
$11.97
0.18084 oz silver × $66.19/oz silver spot
SPOT $66.19/oz silver · 2026-09-21
Every Barber quarter (1892–1916) is 90% silver.
1916-D Barber Quarter
We listed this one at ~$20
1916-D, raw, graded VG-10 — priced from the coin itself, not a price guide.
Melt is the floor: what the metal alone is worth today. A coin's collector value can be higher (date, mint mark, condition). It is rarely lower.
Melt
$11.97
2026-09-21
Common-date retail
See the book
no vault of collector comps yet
A dealer's buy price sits under both melt and retail on purpose — that spread is the margin that keeps the doors open. Ours is listed openly instead.
What makes one worth more than melt
- 1901-S (about 72,664 minted) is one of the great US quarter keys. 1896-S and 1913-S are the other two low-mintage dates worth checking.
- Common dates trade near melt plus a small type premium.
Quick check
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Related series
Standing Liberty QuarterWashington Silver Quarter (pre-1965)1965-1970 Kennedy Half Dollar (40% Silver)Barber Dime
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