1904 $2.50 MS(PCGS#7856)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

3236

Erhaltungsgrad

MS68

Preis

18.000

Losbeschreibung

The 1904 quarter eagle is not an issue that attracts great attention from type collectors. While it is a readily available issue through most grades, including better Mint State designations, the 1904 yields to the final three dates in the Liberty Head quarter eagle series in terms of overall numbers and affordability. At the coveted Ultra Gem level, however, even the relatively plentiful 1904 issue becomes a major conditional rarity. The Set Registry collector should note that this is one of only six examples certified MS-68 for the issue by PCGS, and one of only 26 Liberty Head quarter eagles of all issues certified in this grade by PCGS, with a single 1897 finer in MS-68+. The strike is as sharp as one could possibly imagine, with complete definition on the central and peripheral motifs alike. Full, intense luster in a softly frosted texture enlivens the golden-apricot and powder blue surfaces. Close inspection with a magnifier only confirms the initial impression of virtual perfection. An awe-inspiring beauty fit for the finest collection of classic U.S. Mint gold coinage.