1913-S 25C MS(PCGS#5666)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3056

Grade

MS67

Price

54,000

Lot Description

The 1913-S is a leading key date issue in the Barber quarter series and this is an incredible, exceedingly rare Superb Gem example. Satiny surfaces are exceptionally smooth and very close to perfection. Mostly brilliant, close inspection calls forth delicate champagne-gold iridescence that appears to drift toward the rims. It has a virtually full strike and is exceptionally lovely.<p>The 1913-S with a mintage of 40,000 pieces is one of the trio of key date rarities in the Barber quarter series, with the other two being the 1896-S and 1901-S. By the second decade of the 20th century numismatics and the desirability of mintmarked coins had advanced to the point where contemporary collectors were paying closer attention to branch mint coinage. While more Uncirculated examples of the 1913-S were set aside at the time of issue than for either the 1896-S or 1901-S, such coins are still rare in the wider context of the Barber series. This offering of a Condition Census MS-67 is a highly significant bidding opportunity for advanced Barber quarter enthusiasts.