1874-S 25C Arrows MS(PCGS#5495)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1067

Grade

MS65

Price

2,160

Lot Description

1874-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Arrows. Briggs 3-A. MS-65 (NGC). A bright and brilliant quarter with satiny mint luster and a sharp strike. In 1873 the weight of dimes, quarters and half dollars were adjusted upward, from 6.22 to 6.25 grams in the case of the quarter dollar, a tiny amount that made very little difference to the "average Joe" in America. Today's numismatists appreciate the associated design change of 1873 to 1874, however, and the Arrows coinage of those dates is eagerly sought by type collectors and Liberty Seated quarter specialists. Thanks to the discovery of a hoard of 80 to 100 pieces in a West Coast bank in 1949 (per Larry Briggs, 1991), the 1874-S is the most available quarter of the Arrows, Motto design type in Mint State. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. NGC Census: 35; 27 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 5495. NGC ID: 23VY. Click here for certification details from NGC.