1903-O BARBER
QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5635
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,500,000
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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Numismatic Auctions
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-66. Ex – American
Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
422, illustrated, sold for $9,200.00
NGC MS-63. Ex - Bowers and Merena
Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 1234
at $862.50
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 332 at $322.00
Notes:
"Though 1903-O has slipped in the
mint state rankings since our last book in '94 (was ranked 9th, now 12th),
this date is still scarce in gem condition. Its strike is fairly nice far an
O-mint, and luster should be good."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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