1892-S 25C MS (PCGS#5603)
December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1296
- 等级
- MS67
- 价格
- 117,975
- 详细说明
- Remarkable 1892-S Quarter
The Eliasberg-Miller Specimen
Among the Finest Known
1892-S Barber Quarter. Type II Reverse. MS-67 (PCGS). OGH.
Sharply struck and well defined in all areas, this is a remarkable example from a technical viewpoint and also for its aesthetic appeal. Both sides exhibit handsome toning with iridescent champagne-apricot enhancing dominant mauve and olive-gray patina. A memorable find for the connoisseur and specialist.
In 1892 the new quarter designed by Chief Engraver Charles Edward Barber was produced at three United States mints -- Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco. At 964,079 coins, the San Francisco Mint had the lowest mintage of the year and pieces from that facility are scarcer than the 1892 and 1892-O in all grades. This San Francisco Mint quarter is particularly elusive in Mint State, so much so that even a solidly graded and aesthetically pleasing MS-63 or MS-64 represents a significant find. The 1892-S is rare as a Gem, and exceedingly so in Superb Gem Mint State. The Larry H. Miller specimen joins two other Superb Gems at the top of the PCGS Condition Census for this issue. (The other two examples are the Eugene H. Gardner specimen now certified PCGS MS-67+, and the D. Brent Pogue specimen in PCGS MS-67.) This is a highlight of the Barber quarter set in the Miller cabinet, and a simply outstanding coin.
Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. Earlier ex our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, April 1997, lot 1548.
PCGS Population: 2 with a single MS-67+ finer.
PCGS# 5603. NGC ID: 23XV.
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