1906-O BARBER
QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5644
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,056,000
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:
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000" Sale, August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5850, illustrated,
sold for $1,955.00 Eliasberg
Collection
NGC MS-66. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities
Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 180, illustrated, sold for $1,207.50
Notes:
"The Denver Mint began
production this year, while San Francisco did not make any quarters. Quarter
production is fairly evenly divided among the three mints.
1906-O is one of the more
poorly struck O-mints. Even AU specimens may lack a full band under LIBERTY.
A few specimens show "mumps" - a slight bulging on the neck due to
die buckling. However, this is more common with the 1907-O
and 1908-O.
This oddity is more pronounced in the half-dollars of the same years."1
The finest Uncirculated examples graded
by PCGS are 3 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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