1892-O 25C MS65 认证号12778145, PCGS号5602

Type I Reverse. After searching for a suitable example of the Type I variety of this issue for quite some time, we are thrilled to add this gem New Orleans quarter to our collection. Original skin, excellent surfaces, and absolutely beautiful toning make this coin a natural fit for this set. Many thanks are owed to Mike Stefano of Jade Rare Coins, who had studied the notes to this Registry Set carefully enough to know that we were looking for an 1892-O Type I. Mike recognized "Sunnywood" visiting the Jade Rare Coins table at a Baltimore convention and mentioned that he had just placed this beautiful gem '92-O Type I quarter with a client. Mike kindly offered to try to broker a deal with his client to sell the coin to the Sunnywood Collection. This worked out well for all concerned, and the coin now happily resides here. Thanks again to Mike Stefano and Jade Rare Coins for this treasure !!

Ron Guth

The 1892-O Barber Quarter Dollar is in the middle of the pack in terms of mintage and overall rarity, and is in the lower half in terms of rarity in Mint State.  This means that collectors should be able to obtain a high-grade example of this date with relative ease. 

Most Mint State 1892-O Barber Quarters cluster around the MS-62 to MS-64 grades, with MS-63 being the most common by a slight edge.  MS-65 examples are scarce, but available.  MS-66 and better examples are very rare, dropping to a mere three examples graded by PCGS in MS-67.  The overall strike is good for a New Orleans Mint product, but still short of the well-made Philadelphia Mint issues.

Some collectors pay attention to the placement of the mintmark on the back of Barber Quarters, partly out of interest, and partly as an aid in authentication.  In 1892, mint engravers placed the mintmark over the R of QUARTER, unlike the placement on all subsequent years, when the mintmark appears over either the D of DOLLAR or between the R and D (the same is true for the 1892-S Quarter). Why the change was made is unclear, as the placement on the 1892-O and 1892-S Quarters centers the mintmark perfectly beneath the eagle's tail.