Lot 2765
1917-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. Type 2. PCGS graded MS-65. Intensely lustrous, frosty and untoned. The head is nearly full. Pop 67; 16 finer in 66. Another impressive coin from this collection (PCGS # 5718) .
In January 1917 Hermon MacNeil told a friend that the Mint had "garbled" his design and that he was "making a stand for improvements." One month later, Treasury officials announced they were considering changes to the quarter. H.R. 3548, enacted July 9, 1917, authorized the modifications, and by November the revised Type 2 design was in production."The most noticeable difference is on the reverse," noted coin collector/celebrity Farran Zerbe said. "The eagle is higher and there is a new arrangement of the stars, three stars being placed below the eagle. On the obverse the features of the head of Liberty are stronger. The sprig in her hand does not engage the 'L.' There are fewer dots in the shield, and the undraped chaste bust of the old has been given what looks like a corsage of mail."
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100.
The Coltrin Family Collection.
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