1902 BARBER QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 5631, 5688, 85688
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 12,196,967
Proofs: 777
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Diameter: ±24.3 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±6.25 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania)
just below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Images courtesy of David
Lawrence Rare Coins
Recent appearances:
NGC Proof 65. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson Collection, Part I", February
16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 1656, illustrated, sold for $1,035.00
PCGS Proof-64 Cameo. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
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Lot 420, illustrated, sold for $1,610.00 From the Luther A. Breck
Collection
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California Sale",
October 2-3, 2000, Lot 1689, sold for $1,610.00
Notes:
"1902 is a fairly typical middle year
in the Barber quarter series. Though the 1902-P has the second highest
mintage, it was largely ignored. It comes with a decent strike and nice
luster."1
The finest Uncirculated examples
graded by PCGS are 18 MS-66's.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 6 PR-67's.
The finest Proof Cameo example
graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-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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