1898-S 25C MS(PCGS#5621)
1898-S 25C MS (PCGS#5621)
Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4037
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 11,466
- 详细说明
- One of the scarcer early San Francisco Mint Barber quarters, the 1898-S is particularly elusive in Choice AU and Mint State grades. During preparation of our (Bowers and Merena's) April 1997 Eliasberg Collection sale, David Lawrence wrote to Q. David Bowers and commented that the 1898-S is "truly scarce in Mint State as most, if not all, of the mintage went to the Philippines, and coins were not saved in high grades." Lawrence went on to state that, while relatively obtainable in cleaned EF and AU grades (generally coins repatriated from the Philippines), "in Mint State [the 1898-S] is very underrated." The present offering for an attractively original BU survivor is a rare and fleeting one that will catch the eye of astute Barber quarter enthusiasts.