1893-S BARBER
QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5606
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,454,535
Proofs: 0
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 6.25 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco) just below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Significant examples:
PCGS MS-67. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6236, plated, sold for $19,550.00 Tied for finest known, From the Alex
Highland Collection
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8171, illustrated, not sold
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-P&S come well struck with nice luster, the 1893-S
sometimes being Prooflike"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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