1901-S 25C MS (PCGS#5630)
December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1323
- 等级
- MS64
- 价格
- 330,331
- 详细说明
- Key Date 1901-S Barber Quarter
Rare and Desirable Choice Mint State
1901-S Barber Quarter. MS-64 (NGC).
This is the undisputed "King of Barber Coinage," the rare 1901-S quarter. While even circulated coins are eagerly sought, the Larry H. Miller Collection brings to market a significant Choice Mint State condition rarity. It is a lovely coin, with the surfaces lustrous, satiny and untoned apart from the lightest champagne-pink iridescence. The striking detail is virtually full, and the eye appeal is strong.
The San Francisco Mint produced only 72,664 quarters in 1901, which would remain the lowest mintage in the series until 1913, when the San Francisco Mint delivered only 40,000 quarters. The 1901-S is much rarer than the 1913-S in all grades, however, as it was saved in far fewer numbers by the contemporary public.
Indeed, little interest seems to have been paid to the 1901-S quarter at the time of its production. What interest there was in the 1901-S seems to have been focused entirely on the issue's usefulness in circulation. And circulate these coins did, with many being lost in the process and most survivors displaying heavy wear. As with most Barber coins, in fact, the only 1901-S quarters that are seen on a fairly regular basis are low grade pieces in AG, Good and VG.
Even in lower grades, however, the low mintage guaranteed that the 1901-S would be scarce in an absolute sense. Rarity increases exponentially through the Fine, VF, EF and AU grade levels. In Mint State the 1901-S is very rare, as the small number of such pieces known survived almost purely as a matter of chance. Among the finest available to today's advanced collectors, this lovely MS-64 from the Miller Collection should find its way into another significant Barber quarter collection.
Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection.
NGC Census: 4; 6 finer (MS-67 finest).
PCGS# 5630. NGC ID: 23YR.
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