1860-S 25C MS(PCGS#5453)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4020

Grade

F12

Price

5,040

Lot Description

Produced to the extent of just 56,000 pieces and suffering a grievous rate of attrition through circulation, the 1860-S is a highly elusive Liberty Seated quarter even in the lowest circulated grades. Fine survivors, as here, merit an impressive Rarity-5 rating from Larry Briggs in the 1991 reference T<em>he Comprehensive Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters</em>. With Mint State survivors all but unknown, the small number of circulated examples that have met with strict CAC approval represent the best that the 1860-S has to offer advanced specialists in this extremely challenging Liberty Seated series. This is a significant and fleeting bidding opportunity that is worthy of serious consideration.