1886 25C MS(PCGS#5518)

June 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1322

Grade

MS66

Price

4,320

Lot Description

1886 Liberty Seated Quarter. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC. This gorgeous Gem is fully untoned to allow ready appreciation of a semi-prooflike finish from the dies. Noticeably reflective, the fields form a splendid backdrop to satiny, sharply impressed devices. Circulation strike quarter production remained limited in 1886 as commercial channels were still absorbing large numbers of older-dated coins that had been hoarded during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. These pieces began to re-enter circulation in the East and Midwest when silver and Legal Tender Notes achieved parity on April 20, 1876. The coin offered here numbers among the finest certified survivors from a mintage of just 5,000 circulation strikes. PCGS Population: 16; 4 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 5518. NGC ID: 23VJ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.