1894-S BARBER
QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5609
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,648,821
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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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Superior
Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money Show Auction", March 8-9,
2001, Lot 253, sold for $1,408.75
NGC MS-64. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 1631, sold for
$920.00
PCGS AU-58. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October
5-7, 2000, Lot 6157, not plated, sold for $235.75
Notes:
"1894-S has the highest
mintage of any S-mint of the Barber quarter series, though it is still
modest by P-mint standards. This issue is surprisingly scarce in high grade
- only 11 certified in MS 65 and six better [as of 1999].
Both 1894-P&S come sharply struck. 1894-P has a satiny
luster while the "S" is usually brighter."1
The finest Uncirculated example graded by
PCGS is a single MS-67.
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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