1857-O 25C MS(PCGS#5443)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2187

Grade

MS61

Price

1,020

Lot Description

1857-O Liberty Seated Quarter. Briggs 3-B. MS-61 (NGC). Conditionally scarce for an example of this heavily circulated New Orleans Mint issue, this 1857-O quarter exhibits both vibrant satin luster and a sharp to full strike. Vividly toned, as well, with blended steely-lavender, reddish-rose and salmon-pink iridescence flowing over both sides. A smooth appearance in hand is also suggestive of a higher Mint State rating. Provenance: From the Steve Studer Collection. Earlier ex our Chicago ANA Auction of August 2011, lot 10048. NGC Census: just 7; 11 finer (MS-65 finest). PCGS# 5443. NGC ID: 23TF. Click here for certification details from NGC.