1840-O 25C Drapery, Large O, FS-501 MS(PCGS#395925)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

2183

Grade

VF35

Prix

2 640

Description du lot

1840-O Liberty Seated Quarter. Drapery. Briggs 1-A, FS-501. Large O. VF-35 (PCGS). An otherwise silver-gray example with a bisecting streak of russet at the upper left obverse border. Both sides are universally bold in detail with an overall smooth, inviting appearance in a mid-grade survivor from the early New Orleans Mint quarter series. This is an elusive variety ("the rarest collectable Seated Liberty Quarter [sic]" per Larry Briggs, 1991) that utilizes Briggs Reverse B from the preceding 1840-O No Drapery issue. The present offering is an important one for the advanced specialist in this challenging and underappreciated series. Provenance: From the Steve Studer Collection. Earlier ex our sale of the Middletown Collection, March 2017 Baltimore Auction, lot 1260. PCGS# 395925. Click here for certification details from PCGS.