1896-S 25C MS(PCGS#5615)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4087

等级

MS65

价格

208,934

详细说明

The Eliasberg Gem Mint State 1896-S Barber Quarter 1896-S Barber Quarter. MS-65 (NGC). This is one of the three key issues to the Barber quarter series with a tiny mintage of 188,039 pieces for the year. Gems are highly prized and extremely rare. The offered coin has a provenance going back to the year it was struck. Exceptional russet-gold iridescent toning is seen on both sides. The depth of the strike is fantastic and the entire obverse is sharp, as is the reverse, right down to the eagle's talons. The surfaces are splendid with minimal signs of bag handling, and have obviously had careful storage for over a century. A prize that simply cannot be duplicated today. Our consignor purchased this coin at our (Bowers and Merena) auction of the Eliasberg Collection Part II and it has not been offered since that time. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers What a beautiful coin this is. It was back in 1997 that we had the opportunity to sell this at auction. Now its great to see it again. If you are the buyer, keep us in mind when the time comes to sell! PCGS# 5615. Provenance: Acquired by J.M. Clapp directly from the San Francisco Mint, October 1896; John H. Clapp; Clapp estate, 1942; Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; and our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, April 1997, lot 1560. According to out consignor, this coin was certified by NGC after its purchase from the Eliasberg Collection and subsequently reholdered. It has had only one owner since the Eliasberg sale and has been off the market since then. NGC Census: 7; 3 finer (Mint State-67 finest).