1917 Standing Liberty Quarter. Type I. MS-65 FH (NGC).

1917 Standing Liberty Quarter. Type I. MS-65 FH (NGC).，This highly lustrous and otherwise brilliant example has just the lightest golden iridescence ringing the reverse periphery. It is fully struck and displays exceptional eye appeal. Although the 1916 was obviously struck first, those coins were not released until early the following year alongside the first of the 1917 Type I coins. The much higher mintage of the second year (8,740,000 vs. 52,000 pieces) guaranteed that it was the first Standing Liberty quarter that came into the hands of most American citizens with an interest in setting aside Mint State examples of the new quarter. This popular date is the quintessential type candidate from this series.，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Acquired from Gerald Swen, June 2007.，