1924-S 25C, FH MS(PCGS#5751)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

10055

Grade

MS66FH

Price

10,200

Lot Description

Gem Full Head 1924-S Quarter 1924-S Standing Liberty Quarter. MS-66 FH (NGC). Intense satin luster and mottled iridescent toning greet the viewer from both sides of this impressive strike and condition rarity. The toning is most pronounced along the upper obverse border and over the lower half of the reverse. Sharply struck throughout with uncommonly full detail to Liberty's head, this coin is highly recommended for inclusion in an advanced Standing Liberty quarter set. The 1924-S is one of several strike rarities among early San Francisco Mint Standing Liberty quarters. The typical survivor from a mintage of 2,860,000 pieces is well worn, in fact, and among the Mint State examples inadequate detail to Liberty's head and other focal features such as the shield, right leg and eagle's breast is the norm. Not only is the present example sharply to fully defined throughout, but it is expertly preserved to further confirm its status as one of the finest 1924-S quarters available to today's discerning collectors. PCGS# 5751. NGC ID: 243N. NGC Census: 3; 4 finer in this category (all MS-67 FH). Provenance: From the Catherine Bullowa Moore Collection. Earlier from Heritage's Long Beach Signature Sale of January 2004, lot 5818; Heritage's CSNS Signature Sale of May 2005, lot 7048; Heritage's San Francisco ANA Signature Auction of July 2005, lot 6152.