Barber Quarter Values
How Much Barber Quarters are Worth: Barber Quarter Values & Coin Price Chart
Year | Mint | Variety | Designation | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | U-60 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1800 | P | Plain 4- Stemless Wreath | Red-brown | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1200 | 1100 |
| Year | Mint | Variety | Designation | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | MS-60 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $458 | $793 | $1,425.00 |
| 1892 | O | -- | -- | $36 | $55 | $73 | $119 | $188 | $409 | $570 | $757 | $1,465.00 | $3,845.00 |
| 1892 | S | -- | -- | $69 | $104 | $164 | $277 | $482 | $803 | $1,212.00 | $2,035.00 | $3,735.00 | $8,715.00 |
| 1893 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $52 | $92 | $156 | $325 | $544 | $665 | $1,155.00 | $2,740.00 |
| 1893 | O | -- | -- | $34 | $47 | $75 | $145 | $208 | $388 | $583 | $687 | $1,535.00 | $3,250.00 |
| 1893 | S | -- | -- | $49 | $87 | $157 | $270 | $357 | $731 | $1,593.00 | $2,365.00 | $4,925.00 | $6,115.00 |
| 1894 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $30 | $41 | $57 | $117 | $175 | $336 | $548 | $808 | $1,278.00 | $2,393.00 |
| 1894 | O | -- | -- | $30 | $67 | $128 | $211 | $321 | $534 | $766 | $929 | $2,138.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 1894 | S | -- | -- | $34 | $47 | $81 | $169 | $227 | $404 | $625 | $1,070.00 | $2,065.00 | $4,715.00 |
| 1895 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $29.40 | $40 | $54 | $93 | $163 | $350 | $496 | $663 | $1,330.00 | $2,518.00 |
| 1895 | O | -- | -- | $41 | $65 | $99 | $219 | $300 | $798 | $1,283.00 | $1,685.00 | $2,995.00 | $7,025.00 |
| 1895 | S | -- | -- | $55 | $99 | $151 | $256 | $362 | $802 | $1,355.00 | $2,058.00 | $3,430.00 | $6,125.00 |
| 1896 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $404 | $597 | $1,108.00 | $3,210.00 |
| 1896 | O | -- | -- | $90 | $217 | $342 | $697 | $972 | $1,535.00 | $2,388.00 | $3,450.00 | $5,905.00 | $6,900.00 |
| 1896 | S | -- | -- | $1,595.00 | $2,420.00 | $3,575.00 | $4,935.00 | $7,300.00 | $14,475.00 | $19,275.00 | $25,495.00 | $48,400.00 | $117,000.00 |
| 1897 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $397 | $548 | $1,043.00 | $2,885.00 |
| 1897 | O | -- | -- | $101 | $234 | $376 | $625 | $850 | $1,390.00 | $2,150.00 | $3,430.00 | $5,340.00 | $11,350.00 |
| 1897 | S | -- | -- | $183 | $335 | $730 | $990 | $1,333.00 | $2,350.00 | $3,475.00 | $4,395.00 | $6,275.00 | $11,000.00 |
| 1898 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $403 | $563 | $1,012.00 | $2,055.00 |
| 1898 | O | -- | -- | $47 | $96 | $176 | $332 | $470 | $1,049.00 | $1,300.00 | $2,845.00 | $5,075.00 | $13,995.00 |
| 1898 | S | -- | -- | $36 | $61 | $97 | $212 | $441 | $1,253.00 | $2,835.00 | $3,790.00 | $5,245.00 | $6,075.00 |
| 1899 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $320 | $411 | $453 | $676 | $1,614.00 |
| 1899 | O | -- | -- | $37 | $59 | $97 | $177 | $253 | $634 | $997 | $1,365.00 | $3,605.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 1899 | S | -- | -- | $74 | $126 | $178 | $306 | $447 | $1,410.00 | $2,460.00 | $3,915.00 | $4,825.00 | $6,015.00 |
| 1900 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $51 | $93 | $158 | $322 | $436 | $600 | $1,178.00 | $1,820.00 |
| 1900 | O | -- | -- | $44 | $87 | $133 | $255 | $428 | $822 | $1,183.00 | $1,695.00 | $2,950.00 | $4,465.00 |
| 1900 | S | -- | -- | $32 | $40 | $57 | $150 | $259 | $653 | $1,308.00 | $2,525.00 | $3,540.00 | $7,125.00 |
| 1901 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $311 | $403 | $507 | $990 | $1,683.00 |
| 1901 | O | -- | -- | $117 | $219 | $407 | $759 | $1,228.00 | $2,680.00 | $3,460.00 | $4,275.00 | $6,675.00 | $11,750.00 |
| 1901 | S | -- | -- | $9,900.00 | $14,925.00 | $20,925.00 | $30,550.00 | $34,425.00 | $54,200.00 | $62,350.00 | $70,500.00 | $79,900.00 | $103,700.00 |
| 1902 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $443 | $518 | $1,023.00 | $2,255.00 |
| 1902 | O | -- | -- | $34 | $52 | $110 | $168 | $257 | $678 | $1,017.00 | $1,594.00 | $3,665.00 | $7,050.00 |
| 1902 | S | -- | -- | $38 | $64 | $121 | $210 | $380 | $999 | $1,263.00 | $1,618.00 | $3,900.00 | $6,295.00 |
| 1903 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $311 | $482 | $740 | $1,770.00 | $4,135.00 |
| 1903 | O | -- | -- | $33 | $46 | $72 | $168 | $247 | $520 | $889 | $1,273.00 | $3,125.00 | $4,895.00 |
| 1903 | S | -- | -- | $35 | $52 | $109 | $189 | $278 | $688 | $1,298.00 | $2,033.00 | $2,475.00 | $4,355.00 |
| 1904 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $87 | $150 | $325 | $483 | $600 | $1,243.00 | $2,295.00 |
| 1904 | O | -- | -- | $40 | $110 | $175 | $316 | $508 | $1,078.00 | $1,277.00 | $1,500.00 | $3,430.00 | $5,245.00 |
| 1905 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $27 | $59 | $74 | $113 | $166 | $317 | $433 | $615 | $873 | $2,285.00 |
| 1905 | O | -- | -- | $76 | $148 | $230 | $318 | $392 | $915 | $1,394.00 | $2,490.00 | $3,638.00 | $7,225.00 |
| 1905 | S | -- | -- | $44 | $95 | $117 | $164 | $224 | $600 | $1,378.00 | $1,923.00 | $3,760.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 1906 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $404 | $510 | $975 | $1,584.00 |
| 1906 | D | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $526 | $728 | $1,383.00 | $2,890.00 |
| 1906 | O | -- | -- | $33 | $43 | $72 | $136 | $217 | $392 | $780 | $1,082.00 | $1,269.00 | $2,945.00 |
| 1907 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $22 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $746 | $1,702.00 |
| 1907 | D | -- | -- | $28.90 | $25 | $59 | $101 | $208 | $399 | $730 | $1,220.00 | $2,670.00 | $6,279.00 |
| 1907 | O | -- | -- | $32 | $41 | $61 | $118 | $170 | $336 | $548 | $797 | $1,660.00 | $2,425.00 |
| 1907 | S | -- | -- | $28 | $59 | $112 | $281 | $450 | $1,090.00 | $1,780.00 | $3,235.00 | $3,815.00 | $5,875.00 |
| 1908 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $908 | $1,179.00 |
| 1908 | D | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $746 | $2,118.00 |
| 1908 | O | -- | -- | $17 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $403 | $708 | $1,008.00 | $2,235.00 |
| 1908 | S | -- | -- | $80 | $162 | $229 | $412 | $640 | $1,343.00 | $1,750.00 | $2,120.00 | $3,525.00 | $5,350.00 |
| 1909 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $20 | $40 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $696 | $1,284.00 |
| 1909 | D | -- | -- | $17 | $30 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $886 | $1,535.00 |
| 1909 | O | -- | -- | $230 | $541 | $1,015.00 | $2,535.00 | $3,560.00 | $4,810.00 | $5,820.00 | $6,513.00 | $8,710.00 | $17,150.00 |
| 1909 | S | -- | -- | $20 | $30 | $84 | $170 | $261 | $480 | $1,120.00 | $1,435.00 | $1,875.00 | $3,815.00 |
| 1910 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $30 | $49 | $89 | $152 | $306 | $392 | $471 | $883 | $1,868.00 |
| 1910 | D | -- | -- | $32 | $50 | $76 | $148 | $268 | $518 | $780 | $1,108.00 | $1,540.00 | $2,893.00 |
| 1911 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $746 | $2,115.00 |
| 1911 | D | -- | -- | $40 | $167 | $320 | $457 | $664 | $965 | $1,280.00 | $1,645.00 | $3,595.00 | $11,775.00 |
| 1911 | S | -- | -- | $32 | $53 | $88 | $258 | $345 | $595 | $765 | $1,120.00 | $1,633.00 | $2,365.00 |
| 1912 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $746 | $1,129.00 |
| 1912 | S | -- | -- | $30 | $73 | $115 | $166 | $277 | $550 | $1,023.00 | $1,543.00 | $2,293.00 | $3,050.00 |
| 1913 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $65 | $130 | $206 | $457 | $567 | $794 | $963 | $1,273.00 | $2,615.00 | $6,775.00 |
| 1913 | D | -- | -- | $32 | $42 | $62 | $101 | $187 | $390 | $600 | $755 | $1,035.00 | $2,315.00 |
| 1913 | S | -- | -- | $3,279.00 | $4,770.00 | $7,300.00 | $10,325.00 | $11,775.00 | $15,900.00 | $20,575.00 | $22,950.00 | $27,850.00 | $58,495.00 |
| 1914 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $16 | $20 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $696 | $1,664.00 |
| 1914 | D | -- | -- | $17 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $671 | $1,166.00 |
| 1914 | S | -- | -- | $160 | $430 | $574 | $1,018.00 | $1,320.00 | $1,935.00 | $3,430.00 | $4,150.00 | $5,200.00 | $7,950.00 |
| 1915 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $22 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $746 | $1,509.00 |
| 1915 | D | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $696 | $1,154.00 |
| 1915 | S | -- | -- | $50 | $73 | $94 | $132 | $203 | $339 | $559 | $790 | $1,725.00 | $3,115.00 |
| 1916 | (None) Phil | -- | -- | $28.90 | $37 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $671 | $1,154.00 |
| 1916 | D | -- | -- | $28.90 | $25 | $49 | $84 | $145 | $306 | $392 | $433 | $671 | $1,091.00 |
History of the Barber Quarter
The Barber Quarter, also known as the Liberty Head Quarter, was minted from 1892 to 1916. Charles E. Barber, the Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint, created a design featuring Lady Liberty adorned with a laurel wreath, which was also used on the Barber Dime and Barber Half Dollar. The new design sought to modernize American coinage with a more structured and Greco-Roman-inspired Liberty portrait.
This quarter has right-facing Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with a laurel wreath on the obverse. The reverse displays a heraldic eagle with a shield, clutching arrows, and an olive branch.
Rarest Coins in the Series
- 1892-S Barber Quarter: The San Francisco Mint produced just 964,079 examples of the 1892-S Barber Quarter. By contrast, the Philadelphia Mint struck about 8.2 million, and New Orleans turned out roughly 2.5 million pieces the same year, making the 1892-S the scarcest among the debut issues.
- 1896-S Barber Quarter: With a tiny mintage of 188,039 coins, the 1896-S stands as a rarity in any grade. Even a heavily circulated example in Good condition brings around $900 or more. While the 1892-S is considered scarce, the 1896-S ranks among the most elusive Barber Quarters ever struck.
- 1897-S Barber Quarter: The 1897-S issue is another highly sought-after date. Only 542,229 coins were minted, and, true to form for the San Francisco Mint, these quarters are noted for their sharp strikes and overall quality.
View the full list of key dates and varieties here.
Types of Collections
- Mint Mark Collection: Collecting Barber Quarters from the four different U.S. Mint facilities that produced them, i.e., Philadelphia (no mint mark), Denver (D), San Francisco (S), and New Orleans (O). This set highlights the distinct origins of the coins and the variation in rarity, especially New Orleans coins, which are scarce due to the mint’s closure in 1909.
- Date Set: Collecting Barber Quarters by each year they were minted from 1892 to 1916, which can range from common dates to key rare dates that are more valuable.
- Proof Coin Collection: Focusing on proof versions of Barber Quarters, which tend to be rarer and were produced in lower mintages.
- Complete Series Collection: Combining all dates, mint marks, and grades.
Beginner vs. Advanced Collecting
Beginner Collecting
Barber Quarters were widely circulated, so beginners can often find affordable, circulated examples at coin shows, auctions, or reputable dealers. Focus on identifying clear Liberty details, distinct eagle features, and fully defined rims. Store coins in holders or slabs to protect their condition.
Advanced Collecting
Because many dates are difficult to locate and can be costly, this series often appeals to seasoned collectors. Their silver content, historical significance, and scarcity in higher grades make Barber Quarters appealing to collectors building advanced sets.
Investment Potential
Circulated coins in decent condition generally retain value better than many other series, offering durable investment potential. Quarters with rare dates can range in value from about $3,000 to over $100,000, depending on the condition.