U.S. Mint coin reference

1892-1916 Barber Quarter

Barber Quarter 90% silver Barber quarter series.

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Coin specifications and design

Years made: 1892-1916

Country: United States

Denomination: Twenty-five cents

Category: Circulating coin

Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

Silver fineness: 90%

Silver weight: 0.1808 oz ASW

Weight: 6.25 g

Diameter: 24.3 mm

Thickness: 1.75 mm

Edge: Reeded

Designer: Charles E. Barber

Design identification

Obverse: Liberty Head portrait by Charles E. Barber.

Reverse: Heraldic eagle with shield, olive branch, arrows, and QUARTER DOLLAR below.

Barber Quarter history

The Barber quarter entered circulation in 1892 as part of Charles E. Barber’s redesign of the dime, quarter, and half dollar. It replaced the Liberty Seated quarter and used Barber’s Liberty portrait on the obverse with a heraldic eagle on the reverse. The type was produced through 1916 at Philadelphia and several branch mints. Its replacement, the Standing Liberty quarter, reflected the Mint’s move toward more artistic coin designs during the early twentieth century.