1893-O BARBER
QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5605
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,396,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Diameter: ±24.3 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±6.25 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans) just below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-64. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October
5-7, 2000, Lot 6155, not plated, sold for $1,092.50
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8170, not illustrated, sold
for $517.50
Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 327, sold for $862.50
Brilliant Uncirculated, or
better. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19,
2000, Lot 774, not plated, sold for $126.50
Notes:
"This second year of the
series wasn't saved as much as we might have expected. All three dates have
lower populations than their 1892 counterparts...
1893-O has a decent strike for an O-mint, but details will
not be sharp."1
The finest Uncirculated examples graded
by PCGS are 2 MS-67's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
1. "The Complete Guide To Certified Barber Coinage" by David
& John Feigenbaum
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