Standing Liberty Quarter question.

Morgan13

I want to buy a SLQ just as a type coin for my collection. I want a FH in MS64.
What's the more common date to buy a nice one and how much should I expect to pay?

CRHer700

@Morgan13 said:
I want to buy a SLQ just as a type coin for my collection. I want a FH in MS64.
What's the more common date to buy a nice one and how much should I expect to pay?

I don't know about common coins in MS64, but I do know that the 1917 coins, specifically the Philadelphia have the highest percentage with FH.

hummingbird_coins

1930 or maybe 1925 seem to be the cheapest dates to acquire a FH example. A MS64FH 1930 lists on the PCGS Price Guide for $600, and 1925 $625.

Morgan13

I was thinking somewhere in the six hundred range. I just want one nice one.

MFeld

See the link below for some sales of MS64FH examples (including a fair number of common dates that brought less than $600).
https://coins.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?term=ms64+fh&si=2&dept=1909&archive_state=5327&sold_status=1526&coin_category=3584&coin_category_child=4826&mode=archive&page=200~1&sb=5&ic4=SortBy-071515

Morgan13

Auction is likely the way to go. I am so used to ebay. I am patient though. I can wait.

coinbuf

What date depends on what you like, you can find lots of 1930's with FH and many will be very flashy. However, often the overall strike on the 1930 is a bit wanting with weak shield rivets. For a single type coin I would personally recommend a nice 1917, these are plentiful in FH and can be found with a nice full strike easier than some of the later years. The down side is that many of the 1917's I have seen tend to be less of a luster bomb compared to a 1930.

Here is a pic of my N65 CAC FH, bursting with luster but a typical strike for a 1930.

BillJones

If you are only going to buy one Standing Liberty Quarter for type, the 1917-P is the prettiest. The strike, including the rivets on the shield is the most complete, in addition to the head. Unfortunately it probably costs more than $600.

airplanenut

While the PCGS price guide isn't often a great place to go for actual pricing trends (I'd look at auction records for those), it is very helpful for questions like this because you can generally see relative prices. You'll quickly see which dates are either at the low end of the price range for all dates, or alternatively which ones are way higher than the others and can be skipped for your search. Of course, it won't tell you which dates come nicer (or worse) for the grade, but I find it's a good place to start.

oih82w8

I highly recommend the Type I. They normally come well struck.

Although mine is a lowly MS63FH CAC.

Walkerfan

I would buy a 1917 P type one full head. In MS 64; you would expect to pay around $750.

jesbroken

I notice there are several 1917 T1 MS64 FH on ebay in the $700 to $800 range and a few said "or best offer".
You may find a coin in your category at a price agreeable to you. Good luck, some of the most beautiful coin designs along with Walkers.
Jim