1864-S 25C MS(PCGS#5460)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3234

Grade

VG10

Price

3,660

Lot Description

The 1864-S tells a similar story to that of many other early date Liberty Seated quarter issues from the San Francisco Mint. The mintage was limited, in this case just 20,000 pieces, and the coins saw immediate and extensive circulation in a cash-starved Old West that remained strictly on a gold and silver basis throughout the 19th century. The vast majority of examples were consumed by commercial use and eventually destroyed through melting. Among survivors, the lowest grades through Fine are the norm, and many of those are impaired. How pleased we are, therefore, to be offering this problem-free, undeniably original VG example with rare CAC approval. Both sides are dressed in warm mauve-gray patina with olive-gray outlines to the design elements that lends somewhat of a circulated cameo appearance. All major design elements are boldly outlined, and the rims are distinct.