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Melt value, today
Standing Liberty Quarter
$11.97
0.18084 oz silver × $66.19/oz silver spot
SPOT $66.19/oz silver · 2026-09-21
Every Standing Liberty quarter (1916–1930) is 90% silver.
1930 Standing Liberty Quarter
We listed this one at ~$160
1930-P, raw, graded MS-63 — 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
Our listed price
$17.50
median of 8 sold/listed, 2026-08
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
- 1916 is the key date, with a mintage of roughly 52,000: by far the scarcest year.
- The 1918/7-S overdate is the other real variety to check for. Type 1 (1916–early 1917, exposed breast) vs. Type 2 is simply which design you have, not a value claim by itself. Full Head strikes carry the real grade premium.
Quick check
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