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1916 25C MS63 Full Head PCGS....
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Description
1916 Standing Liberty Quarter, MS63
Delicately Toned Full Head Example
1916 25C MS63 Full Head PCGS. Although numismatic tradition
suggests that the bare bust of Liberty on the 1916 Standing Liberty
quarter sparked a public outcry that forced congress to issue a
design change, there is no known documentation to substantiate
this. The congressional legislation of July 1917, mentioned nothing
of adding chain mail to Liberty's torso, and therefore its addition
to the figure was technically illegal. Modern research into the
reasons for the design change of mid-1917 traces back to a formal
complaint by the coins' designer Hermon MacNeil in a January 11,
1917 letter to Mint Director F.H. von Engelken. This preceded the
coin's public release after the 17th of the month and debunks the
theory that public outcry initiated the design change
proceedings.Why MacNeil added chain mail to Liberty's torso on the revised 1917 design is not documented, although the clearest explanation that can be proposed from research by Roger Burdette and others is that the armor covering was intended to signify the fact that the United States had now entered the World War - Previously, the design was intended to signify the United States' preparedness for war. Other non-numismatic allegorical depictions by MacNeil from this period show similar armor garments.
The 1916 Standing Liberty quarter was a last-minute issue of December 1916, and boasts a proportionately small mintage of 52,000 coins. The present Select Full Head coin is about as sharp as this issue is known to exist and lacks any severe abrasions. A hint of light golden color graces satiny mint luster, offering pleasing eye appeal.(Registry values: N4719)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 242Y, PCGS# 5705, GSID# 5534)
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.25 grams
ASW: 0.18085oz
Mintage: 52,000
Auction Info
2016 October 31 - November 2 US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1241 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Oct-Nov, 2016
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