1893-S 25C MS(PCGS#5606)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7074

Grade

MS66

Price

3,840

Lot Description

Colorfully Toned Gem 1893-S Quarter 1893-S Barber Quarter. MS-66 (PCGS). This vividly toned Gem has peripheries that are splashed with particularly intense brick red toning that surrounds powder blue, pale lilac, pearl gray, olive-russet and antique silver at the centers. Highly lustrous, a razor sharp strike, and virtually pristine surfaces set this coin apart from the vast majority of Mint State 1893-S quarters. This early San Francisco Mint Barber quarter saw extensive commercial use and the typical survivor is well worn. Fortunate is the collector who locates even a solidly graded Choice Uncirculated coin. In superior quality MS-66, this impressive condition rarity would do justice to the finest cabinet. Estimate: $3,500 - $4,500. Provenance: From Heritage's Long Beach Signature Sale of June 2001, lot 8171; Heritage's sale of the JFS Collection, August 2004 Pittsburgh, PA Signature Sale, lot 4082. PCGS Population: 3; 4 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 5606. NGC ID: 23XY. Click here for certification details from PCGS.