United States 1896 quarter dollar

This is the fifth year of issue from the Philadelphia mint for this type which was minted until 1916. The year also saw issues from New Orleans and San Francisco. Denver would also contribute after 1906.

Recorded mintage: 3,874,762 (common date) plus 762 proofs.

Specification: 6.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, .1808 troy oz ASW, 24.3 mm diameter, designed by Charles Barber.

Catalog reference: KM 114.

Source:

• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1893-CC dollar
• 1893 quarter
• 1896 half dollar
• 1896 silver dollar
• 1896-S 10 dollars
• 1916-D quarter
• return to USA Barber Quarter Dollars (1892-1916)
• Coins and currency dated 1896