Affordable Hole Filler - 1916 SLQ

I agree - that reverse isn't that bad. AG03 is certainly a possibility.

luck!

Yeah, I've thought about sending in something less expensive for a trial run; but there really isn't anything else that I own that I want to keep in plastic, since most of my collection is raw.

nope, not me. If I had the extra scratch, I may have considered it.....

I think a combination. I wouldn't be shocked if there are plenty sitting in "junk silver" hoards, people who simply assume they are worn out T-1's. Also - from what I've read, alot of people intially kept them as they were new, so they may be sitting in attics or trunks handed down from generation to generation.

For me - I'll keep looking hard for a couple of years before giving in to the urge to purchase outright.

Yeah I think they do, although that may only be from PCGS and NGC.

What service did you use when you shipped it? Do they require Registered mail?

According to the population reports, ANACS has certified 71 1916 slqs in grades PR-AG; so I guess the dateless ones aren't as rare as I thought.

I've heard both sides. This is according to Ron Guth on PCGS coinfacts:

"The 1916 Standing Liberty quarter Dollar has one of the lowest mintages of any coin struck for circulation in the Twentieth Century. Technically, this type should not have appeared until 1917, because design changes were impermissible under the law until twenty-five years had elapsed. 1916 was the 25th year of the Barber quarter, which was given a full mintage of 1,788,000 coins. Despite the legal limitations, the Mint began producing coins with Hermon MacNeil's new design in December of 1916. Production was limited to 52,000 coins, mostly because of time. No notice was given to the public that the Quarter Dollar had been re-designed, so virtually all examples entered circulation, thus accounting for the scarcity of high grade examples today."