SLQ type 1 identification ????

sinin1

I read a post last week saying that 1916 quarters could be identified even without a date - so I looked through my dateless culls and guess what - I have 1 (maybe)

I'm thinking a P-01 1916 or 1917 type 1 quarter that could be worth $1 or hundreds!!!!

I've checked out the head and leg things and can't decide - any experts out there. I've added a couple photos - a 10x around lower leg and a 60x around head.

mbbiker

i don't know but i would be interested to see how you can identify a 1916 SLQ when it's has no date.

greghansen

Look at the reverse. If it has 3 stars under the eagle it is not type 1. Type 1 quarters had no stars under the eagle on the reverse. If you've already done that and are trying to distinguish between a 1916 & 1917 Type 1, I am clueless on how to do that without the date.

mbbiker

if it has no stars it could also be a 1917 because there were T1 and T2 SLQ's in 1917. what are the design changes from 1916 to 1917???

sinin1

check out this one -

http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=1451&lot=1068link


Type 1 -> no stars on back AND gown goes lower to left of the leg.

mbbiker

sinin1, next to the bottom star on the left side of your coin is that an S mintmark?? if it is then you have a 1917-s

kranky

On the 1916 T1, the reed directly above the head is cut in half. You can see it in the teletrade photo linked above.

sinin1

There is no S mint-mark and no 3 stars under the eagle on the reverse.

I can't tell the morse-code like ..-..-..-..- where it is -> is that a diagnostic?

kranky

"Morse code" is a good description! The "official" name is reed-and-bead - those dash-dot-dot-dash things that run around the inside of the rim on the obverse. Look at the one in your teletrade link - see how the "dash" right above the head is overlapped by the top of the head? According to Jay Cline (the SLQ expert), that was done only on the 1916. He mentions that it's a great diagnostic because it's visible even in low grades, which that teletrade picture demonstrates.