1934 25C Heavy Motto MS(PCGS#85794)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4251

Grade

MS67+

Price

1,920

Lot Description

A dusting of silver-lilac, powder blue, champagne-pink and reddish-gold iridescence adorns both sides and speaks volumes about the originality of this handsome Superb Gem example. Smooth and lustrous, the satiny surfaces offer outstanding quality and superior eye appeal. 1934 is only the second year in which the Mint produced quarters of John Flanagan's newly introduced Washington design. The economic downturn of the Great Depression resulted in reduced need for new coinage, and the Mint did not produce any quarters in 1933. The Philadelphia Mint struck 31,912,052 quarters in 1934 and upper end Superb Gems such as this are exceedingly rare.<p>The Mint made several efforts to refine the still new Washington quarter design in 1934 with three distinct obverse hubs identifiable by the strength of the motto. The Heavy Motto hub offered here is noted for the exceptionally thick letters as well as a sharp center point of the W in WE that extends slightly above the tops of the other letters.