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1916 Standing Liberty Quarter, MS63
First-Year Full Head Key

1916 25C MS63 Full Head PCGS. Although the 1916 is technically part of the Type One Standing Liberty quarter subset, it has many dissimilarities with the 1917-dated coins of the same design. Catalogers often note the softness of the obverse design on the 1916, which is the product of unfinished refinement on the part of the Mint's engravers. However, the 1916 is not only more softly detailed than the 1917 Type One, it is an entirely different rendering of MacNeil's design, one that actually more closely resembles the artist's original models than the 1917 design does.

The 1916 hub presents the figure of Liberty in an artistically suggestive manner, rather than the ultra-detailed rendering of 1917. Gown lines, shield rivets, subtle contours of figure and three-dimensional objects...all of these are brought up in a classical, flowing form that does not require fine details to be sharp. This was the style used when MacNeil prepared his original models for the coin, and although the 1916 production dies significantly reduced the relief of MacNeil's Liberty, the fluid movement of the design was retained. Students of the series will note that the fluidity of the sculptor's hand is lost on the reworked 1917 hub.

This Select Full Head 1916 coin displays frosty luster and is mainly brilliant, save for traces of light golden color. The Full Head designation is awarded for fullness along Liberty's hair line. Liberty's head was reworked on the 1917 hub to provide intricate detailing of hair strands and curls, but 1916 coins such as this are content to provide the impression of hair curls without the depth of detail seen on 1917 coins. Again, it is reminiscent of MacNeil's original models.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 242Y, PCGS# 5705, Greysheet# 5534)

Weight: 6.25 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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