Along with the 1897 and 1898, the 1896 is the most consistently well produced and attractive Proof issue in the Liberty Head quarter eagle series. As such, survivors from this 132-piece issue enjoy particularly strong demand for specimen gold type purposes. This is also one of the more frequently encountered issues of its type, although we caution bidders that with no more than 80 coins believed extant the 1896 is understandably rare when viewed in the wider context of U.S. numismatics.

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the March 2018 Baltimore Auction, where it sold for $36,000.