1899-S 25C MS(PCGS#5624)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1317

Grade

MS65

Price

4,920

Lot Description

1899-S Barber Quarter. MS-65 (NGC). CAC. OH. A simply beautiful example that is very close to an even higher Mint State grade. The obverse is brilliant apart from a thin crescent of powder blue and pinkish-apricot iridescence along the upper border. The reverse is peripherally toned in delightful pinkish-apricot and cobalt blue iridescence that frame a brilliant center. Both sides are sharply struck with bountiful mint luster in a softly frosted texture. Only 708,000 1899-S quarters were struck and, according to David Lawrence, most were shipped to the Philippines for use in commerce there after the Spanish-American War. Many of the coins that remained stateside circulated heavily in the bustling West Coast economy of the time. That Gems of most of these early date S-Mint Barber quarter issues exist is more a matter of chance than of intention. Rare. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. NGC Census: 8; 7 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 5624. NGC ID: 23YJ. Click here for certification details from NGC.