The U.S. Mint introduced its centennial Standing Liberty gold quarter on Sept. 8, 2016. This short article presents high-resolution photos and a video of the one-quarter ounce, .9999 fine 24-karat gold coin.
This 25-cent gold piece is a 100th anniversary edition of sculptor Hermon A. MacNeil’s original Standing Liberty design that was featured on quarters for circulation beginning in 1916.
It’s the second of three 2016-dated gold coins to celebrate the centennial of iconic coin designs. The first celebratory coin, the gold Mercury dime, was released on April 21. It became unavailable within 40 minutes of launching, with 116,096 of the originally allotted 125,000 coins now sold.
The final anniversary coin offers a rendition of the 1916 Walking Liberty half-dollar. It’ll be released within the next few months.
Before getting to the photos, here’s a short video of the gold quarter:
Below are the photos. The first ones show the quarter’s obverse or heads side.
Different from the original design, it has added inscriptions of AU 24K and 1/4 oz.
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Here are some photos of the quarter’s reverse or tails side:
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These two photos shows the gold coin’s reeded edge and its raised rim:
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These photos show the coin’s packaging box, custom display case, certificate of authenticity and specifications:
Finally, here are side-by-side photos of the gold Mercury dime and Standing Liberty gold quarter:
Now priced at $485.00, the U.S. Mint’s product page for the collectible gold quarter is right here. Place phone orders using 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).
On Wednesday, Sept. 21, the Mint lifted ordering limits so buyers can get as many as they want.
Awesome article and video, thanks for sharing!
Would certainly love to know the current sales since the HHL was lifted.
Mike Unser –
Thanks for sharing your nice video & photos of this beautiful gold coin!
I don’t think collectors, dealers & flippers are rushing to buy too many more of these gold coins since they are still available 2 days after the 1 coin per household limit was lifted!
-NumisDudeTX
Great pictures of the “Bug”. Still not going to eat it.
485 x 4 is $1940 only a six hundred dollar amount over spot. Or 50% over melt. A better value than the Perth Mint 50th anniversary of the Star Track Delta coin. Which is priced at 4 times over melt! However any of the good ones are sold out.
My money is on the Perth Mint “Forest Babies”. Many still available.
For us old folks who can’t see, How the the half dollar shaping up?
Jeffrey Seigworth –
coinworld.com got exclusive photos of the gold Walking Liberty half dollar a couple of weeks ago from the U.S. Mint & published them online. They are big & beautiful!
coinworld.com also obtained exclusive photos of the upcoming 2016 Ronald Reagan Coin & Chronicles set & its contents & packaging & published them on September 21. Beautiful set, although the mintage is ultra-high at 150,000 sets! (The JFK C&C set was 50,000 & it took awhile to sell out & values on it are low now).
Happy collecting everyone!
-NumisDudeTX
Dear TX,
I watched the half dollar video you recommended. This one I will probably go for!
Thanks!
The quarter was a big flop, in my opinion.
Big D
Mike Unser –
I don’t know who makes the video and the rotation around the vertical axis is nice but since all American coins flip on the horizontal axis it would be nice to see that video as well so that both obverse and reverse are shown right side up (if you have any input in the video’s production).
Mike Unser –
I don’t know who makes the video and the rotation around the vertical axis is nice but since all American coins flip on the horizontal axis it would be nice to see that video as well so that both obverse and reverse are shown right side up—
They OUTSOURCED production of the video to India.
You can always tell when companies do that……
Jim – I make the videos… I know exactly what you mean about seeing one of the designs flipped.
I’ve been debating about bringing the videos up another notch or two, but the time in making them is a factor.
Not impressed with the very poor strike I received. The date and detail require a magnifier. hazy.
VERY NICE!
I purchased four coins. The quality of every single one was poor. One had a scratch at the top edge with a gray color showing underneath. Another had an irregular edge at the bottom. Another had a reed detached and hanging in the plastic coin holder. The last had poor detail in some areas and various brown spots. What in the world is going on with the production of these and other coins that have a high premium on the gold content. I have had problems in the past with the quality of other gold coins, proof sets, etc. Who… Read more »
I bought a Canadian silver Bluenose (sailboat) silver dollar from the Royal Canadian Mint. Superb quality, the case it’s in is outstanding, superior to anything offered by the U.S. Mint. I guess it was produced in Canada and we outsource ours.
Terri,
I’m 2 for two on receiving perfect 2016 SLQ 24k 25c.
Both packages had been opened and poorly resealed before I signed for them, This was a first for me.
Maybe the 4 bad examples you got were other’s returns ?
I’ll know soon when my order of 3 is fulfilled. If they’re crap I’ll complain and look to get a paid for RMA. I’ll call and complain to someone that matters. Sending others’ returns to fulfill new orders is unacceptable.
Lindy
Mike Unser –
Thank you for the article and the photos & video of the Gold Standing Liberty Quarter. While there may be quality issues with some of the coins, your photos show a beautifil coin.
On the big pic of the reverse I could see a black spot on the rims right side of the coin. I received mine flawless but its a shame the us mint allows these coins to male it out. What kind of quality control is this? Smh
You’re getting the quality that the SES seatwarmer demands of the mint employees – i.e. shoddy, as is his style of management. Why they would put somebody with no experience in managing a manufacturing plant in charge is beyond me. I wonder if he even spot checks the output of the mint or just takes their word. Oh, wait – his office is in DC so I wonder if he even visits the different mint facilities more than once every 3 months if even that.
Awesome. How popular is it ?
Private indusry uses video recognition for quality control, and can catch any irregularities very fast, as the item passes under the video camera. The Mint should adopt this technology.
Should have kept it but the coin had a weak strike all around. I’ll buy extra burnished 2016 Silver Eagles. To bad I did’nt get one like the photos above.
Mint overpriced these shows why there is not a sellout even after price was raised.