As only the winner would receive a cash prize, invited artists refused to participate and no entry from the public proved suitable. Leech, having been authorized by Congress to approve coin redesigns, ordered a competition, seeking a new look for the silver coins. They were minted between 18, though no half dollars were struck in the final year of the series.īy the late 1880s, there were increasing calls for the replacement of the Seated Liberty design, used since the 1830s on most denominations of silver coins. The Barber coinage consists of a dime, quarter, and half dollar designed by United States Bureau of the Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Philadelphia Mint specimens lack mint mark.Ī heraldic eagle, based on the Great Seal of the United States
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