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Barber quarter

The quarter design the Mint lists for 1892 to 1916.

What our records show

“The designs from 1796 to 1930 showed Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse.”

Metal, weight and size, where a Mint table dates it

Specifications by coin year, from dated Mint tables
Coin yearsSpecification and source
1900–1916

Metal: 90% silver, 10% copper (fineness 900) · Weight: 6.25 g (96.45 grains)

Silver: 5.625 g (our calculation: 6.25 g × 90% silver); 0.1808 troy oz (our conversion: grams ÷ 31.1035, rounded to 4 places). Metal weight, not a value.

Source: U.S. Mint, Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States, 1792-1965, PDF pp. 11-12 (printed pp. 7-8), table C5 and footnote 6: "6 1/4 grams, or 96.45 grains"; fineness 900. Covers the standard set by the act of Feb. 12, 1873, the last change the Mint's silver-coinage table lists for coinage to Dec. 31, 1965 (pamphlet table C5).

Each row covers only the coin years its source establishes. Proof and collector versions can differ and aren't covered.

How many were made

Barber quarter: coins by year and facility
YearPhiladelphia
no mint mark
Denver
D
San Francisco
S
New Orleans
O
What the figure counts, and notesSource (see list below)
190010,016,912none in this row's coverage1,858,5853,416,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 2, 3
19018,892,813none in this row's coverage72,6641,612,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 2, 3
190212,197,744none in this row's coverage1,524,6124,748,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 2, 3
19039,670,064none in this row's coverage1,036,0003,500,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 2, 3
19049,588,813none in this row's coveragenone in this row's coverage2,456,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 3
19054,968,250none in this row's coverage1,884,0001,230,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 2, 3
19063,656,4353,280,000none in this row's coverage2,056,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 4, 3
19077,192,5752,484,0001,360,0004,560,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)1, 4, 2, 3
19084,232,5455,788,000784,0006,244,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)1, 4, 2, 3
19099,268,6505,114,0001,348,000712,000struck that calendar year (includes proofs)1, 4, 2, 3
19102,244,5511,500,000none in this row's coveragenone in this row's coveragestruck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 4
19113,720,543933,600988,000none in this row's coveragestruck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 4, 2
19124,400,700none in this row's coverage708,000none in this row's coveragestruck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 2
1913484,6131,450,80040,000none in this row's coveragestruck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 4, 2
19146,244,6103,046,000264,000none in this row's coveragestruck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 4, 2
19153,480,4503,694,000704,000none in this row's coveragestruck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 4, 2
19161,840,0006,540,800none in this row's coveragenone in this row's coverageAll quarter designs of 1916 combined; a figure for this design alone isn't available here.
struck that calendar year (includes proofs)
– : the Mint's coinage record shows none struck at that facility that year.
1, 4
  1. Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF pp. 42 and 44 (printed pp. 38 and 40), table C19
  2. Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF pp. 60 and 62 (printed pp. 56 and 58), table C33
  3. Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF p. 66 (printed p. 62), table C39
  4. Mint pamphlet 1792-1965, PDF p. 54 (printed p. 50), table C27

Where the mint mark is

The Mint pages we used don't say where this design carries its mint mark, so we don't give a location.

Sources

Figures and quotes checked against their sources on October 12, 2026.