1904-O 25C MS(PCGS#5638)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4421

Grade

MS65

Price

2,520

Lot Description

This is a superior quality 1904-O quarter that features delicate, smoky pinkish-silver patina to both sides. The strike is bold to sharp throughout, particularly impressive given that David Lawrence (1994) states that the 1904-O is "usually poorly struck and often with some depression on the face." No less impressive are the luster quality and surface preservation, the former full and frosty, the latter far better than typically seen in examples of this issue. This handsome Gem is worthy of solid bids. The 1904-O was produced to the extent of 2,456,000 pieces, and the vast majority of survivors are well worn. Even problem free EF and AU examples are few and far between. The best the market can usually muster in a Mint State coin is an MS-64, and anything that grades MS-65 or finer is a noteworthy condition rarity.