1918/7-S 25C MS(PCGS#5726)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1071

等级

MS64

价格

204,490

详细说明

Choice Mint State 1918/7-S Quarter Rarity The Eliasberg-Larry H. Miller Specimen 1918/7-S Standing Liberty Quarter. FS-101. MS-64 (PCGS). Here is an outstanding example of the greatest major variety in the 1916 to 1930 Standing Liberty quarter series. Highly lustrous and very attractive, delicate champagne-gold and pinkish-silver toning enhances frosty surfaces. The detail to Liberty's head is about 60% full and the 7 underdigit is bold and clear. As one of the highest graded survivors of a prized overdate, this handsome near-Gem will be an important addition to another advanced Standing Liberty quarter set. The 1918/7-S was created when Mint personnel reworked a leftover 1917-dated quarter die for use the following year. This was done in the Philadelphia Mint, where all dies were prepared at that time. Once on the West Coast, this overdate die struck an unknown, although presumably small number of the 11,072,000 quarters attributed to the San Francisco Mint in 1918. Although the overdate feature is quite bold and easily discerned with the naked eye, it escaped the attention of numismatists until 1937, by which time the vast majority of examples had entered circulation. Scarce even in worn condition, the 1918/7-S is very rare in Mint State. A leading highlight of the Standing Liberty quarters from the Larry H. Miller cabinet, and an important bidding opportunity for astute collectors. 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 1629. PCGS Population: 29; 6 finer in this category (MS-66 finest). PCGS# 5726. NGC ID: 243A. Click here for certification details from PCGS.