1864-S 25C MS(PCGS#5460)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2087

等级

VF35

价格

32,704

详细说明

The 1864-S tells a similar story to that of many other early date Liberty Seated quarter issues from the San Francisco Mint. The mintage was limited, in this case just 20,000 pieces, and the coins saw immediate and extensive circulation in a cash-starved Old West that remained strictly on a gold and silver basis throughout the 19th century. The vast majority of examples were consumed by commercial use and eventually destroyed through melting. Among survivors, the lowest grades through Fine are the norm, and many of those are impaired. How pleased we are, therefore, to be offering this overall boldly defined and pleasingly smooth Choice VF example certified by PCGS. A touch of glossiness to the texture is noted for accuracy, but there are no sizeable or otherwise singularly distracting marks. Generally light silver in appearance with warm steel-olive iridescence in the protected areas around the design elements.