Last 3 Years Standiing Liberty Quarters

This unique collection features one historic Standing Liberty Silver Quarter from each of the last three years of issue, 1928-1930.

The Standing Liberty Silver Quarter was first minted in late 1916 … and instantly became America’s most scandalous coin. The designer was famed sculptor Hermon A. MacNeil, and he used Broadway actress Irene MacDowell as the model for Lady Liberty.  The design shows Liberty standing with a shield (symbolizing war) in one hand and an olive branch (symbolizing peace) in the other.  This was an important image in 1916, because the U.S. had not yet joined World War I and it showed that the nation was peace-loving yet willing to fight for freedom.

However, Liberty was shown with an exposed breast – and the Society for the Suppression of Vice was very vocal about the coin being “immoral” and “obscene.”  There was such an uproar that the U.S. Mint was forced to change the design in 1917 to cover Liberty’s breast with a chain-mail shirt.

The reverse of the coin shows a beautiful eagle in flight.

This was America Quarter from World War I through the “Roaring Twenties” and the start of the Great Depression.  Each coin was struck in the beauty of .900 fine silver and is a genuine piece of American history.

The last Standing Liberty Silver Quarter was made in 1930, the year after the stock market crash.  It was replaced with the Washington Quarter in 1932 (no Quarters were made in 1931).  Millions of silver coins were melted for the precious silver in the 1979-1980 when silver reached a record $50.35 an ounce … leaving few for today’s collectors.

This set of the last three Standing Liberty Silver Quarters is displayed in a custom holder and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

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