1900-O BARBER
QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5626
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,416,000
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:
NGC MS-68. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5847, illustrated,
sold for $14,375.00 From the Eliasberg Collection
PCGS MS-64. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6158, not plated, sold for
$1,035.00
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8173, not illustrated, sold
for $603.75
ANACS MS-62. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February
16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1653, not illustrated, sold for $391.00
Notes:
"The hub was changed during
the year so that there really are two types for each mint (see The Complete
Guide to Barber quarters, 2nd Ed.). Dies produced from the new hub have
shallower details in the hair over Liberty's forehead and in the word
LIBERTY itself. On the reverse, the eagle's right claw (as you see it) is
hardly ever well struck. All quarters after this year have this third die
type (remember that the hub was changed in 1892 also).
1900 is similar to the previous year, but 1900-S is not as
scarce as the 1899-S. Beginning with this year the O-mints start to have
poor strikes... 1900-O is one of the poorest struck issues of the entire
series. Probably 1907-O is the only date that comes more softly struck."1
The finest Uncirculated example graded by
PCGS is a single MS-68.
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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