1900 25C MS(PCGS#5625)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3044

Grade

MS67

Price

10,200

Lot Description

Luxurious satin surfaces exhibit richly original toning. The colors have a somewhat target-like distribution and include shades of antique, cobalt blue, and rose-gray. Fully struck, as is typical of the issue, yet far more carefully preserved than most survivors. This piece is solidly in the Condition Census for this otherwise available issue and will be perfect for a high quality type or date set.<p>Although generally overlooked by the wider collecting community, the Barber quarter series includes several different hub types. Those of the first year 1892 have a limited following thanks in no small part to their listing in the fifth edition of Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton's popular <em>Cherrypickers' Guide</em>, while those of 1900 are all but unknown. Clearly this is a fertile area for an advanced Barber quarter enthusiast. The present example represents the incoming Type III obverse hub, with clear center cartilage in Liberty's ear, combined the outgoing Type II reverse hub, with the tip of the eagle's right wing flush with the top of the letter E in UNITED.