Here is a file on my observations I wrote some time ago and thought some of you might be interested. It is in pdf form because of the length. If any of you are interested in standing liberty quarters it might be of interest. All of the coins pictured are in my set. Comments are welcome.
Nice write up. I love the look of this design and is one of my favorite for any coin. I have worn specimens passed down to me but not prime specimens as you’ve shown here. The details you provided should help me or any new collector to the series acquire prime specimens. Well done Gary!
Very nice article. I too really love the series. I have been working on a PCGS low ball set, It is complete but at #2, Still have 6 or 8 to send in for a poor-1 grade, I Hope. I have two 1918-D that should grade Fair 2, and they are dateless but because of the die crack on the coin PCGS should be able to grade and date them, I have spent much time looking for a dated coin with the exact die crack. I have a working set with a grade of VG-10, I picked this grade because it is available in each coin in the pop report (when I started to assemble it) and I hope to afford the 1916 in that grade, anything better would be out of my price range. Also have been working on a set of clashed "E" SLQs I have four to go to complete the set. The 26-S is by far the most common. And the E Clash can be seen on Poor 1 dateless coins. I have found that the clashing of the dies to be very interesting and mostly overlooked by collectors. some show the upside down "M" and the "E" at the right of the knee, Some have the eagle's beak and tailfeathers at the shoulders on Miss Liberty. There are other clash marks also. But a very interesting series.
