1896 25C PR(PCGS#5682)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

4416

Erhaltungsgrad

PR66

Preis

1.440

Losbeschreibung

With pretty blue, pink and sunset-gold undertones enlivening rich pewter gray patina. Silver was high on the minds of politicians in 1896, most especially William Jennings Bryan in his second run for president, who gave his famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the Democratic convention in July 1896. The demand for Proof Barber quarters was never especially strong but as the 1890s wore on, the production figures dropped somewhat thanks in part to the lingering effects of the Panic of 1893 and a lessening in numismatic interest at the time. Only 762 Proof 1896 Barber quarters were struck, and while this issue is available in a general sense, most grade no finer than Proof-65.