1905-S 25C MS(PCGS#5641)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2113

Grade

MS67

Price

53,680

Lot Description

As the single highest graded 1905-S quarter to have received CAC approval, most collectors would consider this the CC#1 coin for the issue. It is a lovely premium Superb Gem with smooth, lustrous, softly frosted surfaces. Otherwise brilliant, partial halos of reddish-gold iridescence decorate the borders and provide even further eye appeal. The strike is sharp, the eye appeal outstanding.<p>One of the finest 1905-S Barber quarters known to us is the Eliasberg specimen in PCGS MS-67, which J.M. Clapp acquired directly from the San Francisco Mint in November of that year. The Pogue coin is also noteworthy, a PCGS/CAC MS-66+ that brought $7,200 in our March 2020 Auction. That offered here bests both of those in terms of certified ranking. It is an example that will enhance any Barber quarter set in which it is included.