Authentic 1927-S Standing Liberty Quarter (25c); originally $40, now on sale for $35.

The 1927-S Standing Liberty Quarter is one of the rarer issues of its type with a low mintage of only 396,000 (second only to the 1916 SLQ with a mintage of a mere 52,000).

COIN FEATURES:

Country of Origin:    United States

Denomination:          25 cents

Composition:            90% silver, 10% copper

Weight:                       6.25 g

Diameter:                   24.3 mm

Net Silver Weight:    0.18084 oz actual silver weight

Designer:                   Hermon A. MacNeil

Year Minted:             1927

Mint:                            San Francisco

Mintage:                    Only 396,000 ever made

OBVERSE:

Liberty, standing fully alert and upright on a raised pedastol, left arm upraised, uncovering a shield in a protective manner. Olive brance of peace clutched in right hand.   Engraver’s initial (M) located to the left of date.

Inscriptions:  LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRVST, 1927

REVERSE:

Eagle in flight with wings fully outstretched.  Thirteen stars.  

Inscriptions:   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLVRIBVS VNVM, QUARTER DOLLAR