1893-O 25C MS(PCGS#5605)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3052

Grade

MS67

Price

9,000

Lot Description

Toning enthusiasts are sure to appreciate this beautiful Barber quarter. Both sides exhibit peripheral halos of intense cobalt blue iridescence that are wider and more complete on the obverse. Moving toward the center on each side is a thin band of reddish-pink before soft silver-apricot takes over. Intensely lustrous and satiny throughout. There is a touch of softness to isolated peripheral features, common on New Orleans Mint coins of this design type. Attractive in all regards and sure to find its way into another highly regarded Barber quarter set.<p>The second New Orleans Mint issue in this series, the 1893-O has an above average survival rate in Mint State due to the fact that a fair number of examples were kept from entering circulation. Even so, it is far scarcer than the first year 1892-O, and Superb Gems such as this are exceedingly rare.