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With a much lower mintage, than the 1917 Type I produced by the Philadelphia Mint, the 1917-S Type I Standing Liberty Quarter is available in our inventory! Finding this numismatic gem in higher grades can be extremely difficult but this fine condition coin falls perfectly in the middle of the grading scale. The 1917-S Type I Standing Liberty Quarter has a mintage of just over 1.7 million and was minted by the San Francisco Mint. Being the second oldest mint in the US, the San Francisco Mint still participates in popular coin collections today. When it was first established in 1854, the San Francisco Mint was solely used to help turn mined gold into coins for currency. This gave the miners a chance to make money off of their hard earned gold. Once the gold rush calmed, the San Francisco Mint only grew larger and more lucrative. Marking their coins with a "S," the San Francisco Mint is best known for its strong strikes on coins and competitively low mintages.
The Standing Liberty Quarter came to be after the Barber series was discontinued. The Standing Liberty Quarter series wasn't received with as much excitement as its predecessor and only lasted for about 15 years. Hermon Atkins MacNeil was the sculptor chosen to design the new quarter and was asked to revise his design several times. At one point, the US Mint tried to sneak another revision, which MacNeil bitterly caught and demanded to be given another chance at the design. From 1917 on, MacNeil's revised design was used as the Standing Liberty Quarter. On the obverse, Lady Liberty stands with her head turned, almost as if she is keeping watch. Her garb summons the old warrior clothing, with chainmail on her breast plate and a round shield for protection. Liberty's other hand holds olive branches, which is the universal sign of peace. The date of mintage is etched into the area beneath her bare feet. The reverse displays a large eagle in flight, with wings outspread, and the coin's monetary value of a quarter dollar.