The Mint's 2016 centennial program honored the Mercury dime, Standing Liberty quarter, and Walking Liberty half dollar with faithful gold adaptations.
The official program has three coins, but the current normalized catalog contains only the quarter and half-dollar rows; the dime remains a disclosed data gap.
Core specifications
- Issue period
- 2016
- Catalog mints
- 1
- Reported catalog mintage
- 157,264
- Composition
- 99.99% Gold
- Diameter
- Varies by type
- Weight
- Varies by type
A shared centennial across three denominations
All three celebrated designs debuted in 1916 and were adapted to modern 24-karat gold specifications one hundred years later.
The coins retain their original denominations even though metal value and collector format are far greater.
Obverse, reverse, and the details that identify the type
Confirm the major design, date, and mint mark before studying smaller die differences.
The main portrait and date
Compare the original 1916 portrait or standing figure with the 2016 date, W mint mark, and modern gold specifications.
Denomination, subject, and mint mark
The historic reverse design remains the primary type marker; inscriptions and scale differ by denomination.
Where the cataloged coins were made
Totals are calculated from reported issue records in this catalog; unknown figures are not counted as zero.
- W — West Point: 2016; 157,264. W identifies West Point; use the year, product, and finish to separate circulation releases from collector issues.
Representative issues that explain the series
The full official concept is a three-coin set, while this page's issue table must be read as a two-row normalized subset.
- 2016-W 25C Standing Liberty 100th Anniversary Gold — 91,752. Open the issue page and read this record together with its type, mint, finish, and grade context.
- 2016-W 50C Walking Liberty 100th Anniversary Gold — 65,512. Open the issue page and read this record together with its type, mint, finish, and grade context.
Issue catalog
From one type coin to a complete catalog
- One representative coin: Choose one problem-free, readable example and learn the size, edge, and major design.
- Major-type set: Use one coin per major design to show changes in artwork, composition, or production.
- Dates and mints: Work through the issue catalog by date and mint, defining special finishes separately.
Catalog status note
Officially the series includes a Mercury dime, Standing Liberty quarter, and Walking Liberty half dollar. The local structured catalog currently contains only the latter two.
Sources
- Centennial Gold Coins — United States Mint
- Commemorative Coin Programs — United States Mint
- 2016 Centennial Series category reference — PCGS CoinFacts