1878-CC 25C MS(PCGS#5509)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7064

等级

MS66+

价格

85,169

详细说明

Stunning Gem 1878-CC Quarter Condition Census 1878-CC Liberty Seated Quarter. MS-66+ (PCGS). CAC. A bold blend of blue-gray, salmon pink and champagne-apricot blankets the obverse, while the reverse displays rose-apricot, antique gold and powder blue. Sharply struck with full, frosty mint luster, this is an exceptionally well preserved and attractive survivor of the challenging Carson City Mint quarter series. 1878 proved to be the final year the Carson City Mint struck quarters as it increasingly directed its focus towards silver dollars. A total of 996,000 quarters were struck there, roughly one-fourth the annual production in the previous couple of years. This may have proven too generous for the Treasury's needs, as there is some thought that many were not released for use but were rather destroyed to meet a legally mandated limit of $50 million in circulating coins and fractional currency. Three obverse and reverse dies matched in four pairings have been identified, including one with a long thin die gouge running through Liberty, that accounts for nearly a third of the examples. Most coins originating from Carson City entered commerce and remained mostly in the West where they served a community distrustful of paper money. Fortunately, many Mint State examples were preserved, though because of the weak striking, most are at the lower end. Gems are quite rare and are eagerly pursued by advanced quarter collectors as well as Carson City Mint aficionados. With its astonishingly beautiful toning and its superlative level of preservation, it is difficult to imagine a superior example than the present coin. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000. Provenance: From the D. Brent Pogue Collection. Earlier from Heritage's CSNS Signature Auction of April 2013, lot 4215. PCGS Population: 2; 2 finer (both MS-67). PCGS# 5509. NGC ID: 23V9. Click here for certification details from PCGS.