1873-CC 25C Arrows MS(PCGS#5492)

1873-CC 25C Arrows MS (PCGS#5492)

The March 2013 Baltimore Auction

Lot Description: 1873-CC Liberty Seated Quarter. Arrows. Briggs 1-A, the only known dies. VF-25 (PCGS). Offered is a medium steel-gray example with some deeper highlights among the devices. Evenly worn but only minimally marked, with most of the existing blemishes visible only under low magnification. From a modest mintage for the date of 12,462 pieces, with most of today's survivors apt to be in a lesser grade than that offered here. As for rarity across the board, we note here that the 1873-CC Arrows quarter is one of <em>just three dates </em>within the Liberty Seated quarter series listed in the <em>Guide Book </em>with a value in excess of $1,000 in the Good-4 column of that reference. Indeed, at "just" VF-25, the present specimen ranks among the nine finest examples of the date seen thus far by PCGS -- now that's rarity! Whether you collect Liberty Seated quarters or Carson City Mint issues, the 1873-CC Arrows quarter is probably on your want list.