A collector wants to find a type of coin that has less wear and displays many details.Ĭoins struck at branch mints are recognized by their distinctive mintmarks, whereas those struck at the Philadelphia mint are identified by the lack of mintmarks. Value of heavily worn examples is relatively close to their silver content. Silver investors and coin collectors are the two primary markets for these vintage Barber quarters. In contrast to the two scarce branch mint varieties of 1901, it was produced in a much larger quantity 8.8 million pieces were struck. Because of availability and affordability, it is a popular mint variety. Philadelphia quarters are often chosen by collectors looking for a nice representative issue of 1901.
