1860-S 25C MS(PCGS#5453)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4152

Grade

XF40

Price

6,000

Lot Description

1860-S Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 1-A, the only known dies. EF-40 (PCGS). An uncommonly well preserved and attractive example of this extremely challenging early S-Mint silver issue. Bold charcoal-copper patina blankets both sides and yields to a swirl of lighter pewter-gray in the right obverse field. Boldly defined overall with an impressively smooth appearance in hand. Produced to the extent of just 56,000 pieces and suffering a grievous rate of attrition through circulation, the 1860-S is a highly elusive Liberty Seated quarter even in the lowest circulated grades. Extremely Fine survivors, as here, merit an impressive Rarity-6+ rating from Larry Briggs in the 1991 reference The Comprehensive Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters. With Mint State survivors all but unknown, this coin represents a significant and fleeting bidding opportunity for the advanced collector specializing in this extremely challenging Liberty Seated series. PCGS# 5453. NGC ID: 23TS. Click here for certification details from PCGS.