1918 Walking Liberty Quarter Dollar, Type 2 (2)
Standing Liberty Quarters (1916-1930) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 14,240,000 Obverse Designer: Hermon A. MacNeil Reverse Designer: Hermon A. MacNeil Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 6.2500g ASW: 0.1808oz Melt Value: $4.57 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 24.3mm Edge: Reeded
With the nation fully engaged in World War I, the economy was booming, and the need for fresh coin was very heavy in 1918. The Philadelphia Mint quarter dollar of this date thus enjoyed the second highest mintage of the entire Standing Liberty series. Coins that have good overall strikes are fairly available, though many have weak dates, and precious few of these feature the coveted Full Head. Cline put the proportion at just 5% of the total, though expressing it as the percentage struck with FH, something we cannot know for certain. His figure, however, is accurate for the percentage of FH coins among MS examples surviving. The attrition rate for 1918(P) quarters that entered circulation was extremely heavy, and it's likely that many of the now-dateless Philadelphia Mint SLQs in the marketplace once bore the date 1918.
1918 Walking Liberty Quarter Dollar, Type 2
Walking Liberty Half Dollars (1916-1947) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 21,120 Obverse Designer: Adolph A. Weinman Reverse Designer: Adolph A. Weinman Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 12.5000g ASW: 0.3617oz Melt Value: $9.13 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 30.6mm Edge: Reeded
In 1942, the final proof issues of the popular Walking Liberty design were issued. The mintage of 21,120 was the highest of any of the proof Walker dates. As with all Walking Liberty half dollar proofs, most have little to no cameo contrast, especially on the sun.
Barber Half Dollars (1892-1915) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 551 Obverse Designer: Charles E. Barber Reverse Designer: Charles E. Barber Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 12.5000g ASW: 0.3617oz Melt Value: $9.13 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 30.6mm Edge: Reeded
Without the novelty of 1909's two cent types, sales of proofs continued their long decline in 1910. The proof half dollar of this year is scarcer than most previous issues, with gems being particularly elusive. As in 1909, however, the percentage of Cameo proofs is higher than for 1902-08, a welcome benefit for collectors. The Philadelphia Mint produced a fairly low total of currency half dollars this year, and at one time this put extra price pressure on the proofs. Since the 1980s, however, collectors have been less inclined to complete their sets with a blend of MS and PF coins. Both issues are now respected as separate, and this has the MS issue bringing equal or higher prices than the PF half.
Category: Indian Head $10 (1907-1933) Mint: Philadelphia Mintage: 116 Obverse Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Reverse Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Composition: Gold Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 16.7200g AGW: 0.4840oz Melt Value: $841.43 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 27mm Edge: 46 Raised Stars
Indian Head $10 (1907-1933) Mint: Philadelphia Obverse Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Reverse Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Composition: Gold Fineness: 0.9000 Weight: 16.7200g AGW: 0.4840oz Melt Value: $841.64 (4/7/2021) Diameter: 27mm Edge: 46 Raised Stars