1905-O 25C MS66 认证号08545952, PCGS号5640

This date has traditionaly been considered very tough, along with the 1901-O and 1903-O. The 1902-O and 1904-O complete a difficult run of New Orleans issues. As with other dates in the series, the pops have risen in recent years as more coin come out of the woodwork ... and perhaps all are not equally meritorious. The present specimen leaves no room for doubt of its originality or eye appeal. The obverse is very strong for the grade, perhaps bordering on MS67. The reverse is somewhat more weakly struck (not atypically for a new Orleans issue), and features colorful toning but also one prominent carbon spot. In this case, the weaker reverse probably prevents an upgrade. Ex Dale Krueger, whose wonderful collection of Barber quarters was auctioned by Heritage in June 2000.

Jaime Hernandez

The 1905-O Barber Quarter is considered scarce overall. It does not fall in the 10 lowest mintage coins in the series but it is definitely on the lower mintage spectrum for the Barber Quarter series. Most dates for circulation strike Barber Quarters have mintages in the 4 million range more or less. Anything with a mintage over 4 million is usually considered a more common issue. And anything with a mintage closer to the 1 million range is considered much scarcer.

The 1905-O Barber Quarter is very hard to find in Uncirculated condition. Examples in MS65 and higher are very difficult to obtain in the market. And when MS65 examples or higher become available, expect to pay thousands of dollars to obtain one.