August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
The Duckor Gem Mint State 1898-O Barber Quarter
1898-O Barber Quarter. MS-66+ (PCGS). CAC.
Extraordinary eye appeal from the rich ocean-blue, crimson and russet peripheral toning that extends well into the fields, while the centers are classic golden-tinged. The toning is perfectly matched on the obverse and reverse, with blazing luster throughout. The strike is bold, right down to the eagle's wings, claws and the arrows. Examination with a strong loupe fails to find more than a minute tick or two on the surfaces and a faint line on the cheek. Without question, one of the very finest known of this elusive date and mint, and a prize for the Barber quarter specialist who appreciates quality, originality and eye appeal. One of many unsung rarities in the Barber quarter series, the 1898-O tells a familiar story for a mintmarked issue from the 1890s. The mintage is 1,868,000 coins, and extensive commercial use eventually claimed most examples. Most of the few Mint States survivors likely represent coins that were set aside by contemporary dealers; collector interest at the time would have been limited given that Augustus Heaton's Treatise on Mint Marks had only been published five years earlier (1893). Fortunate, indeed, is the numismatist who can acquire an attractive Choice Uncirculated example in today's market. Gems such as this are the province of advanced specialists, and there are only two PCGS-certified Superb Gems.
PCGS# 5620. NGC ID: 23YE.
PCGS Population: 6; 2 finer (MS-68+ finest). CAC Stickered Population: 4; 1. The former total includes coins certified both MS-66 and MS-66+.
From the Srotag Collection. Earlier from Heritage's sale of the Steven Duckor Collection of Barber Quarters, August 2009 Los Angeles Signature Auction, lot 1096; our sale of the Chicago Collection, August 2011 Chicago ANA Auction, lot 7320; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' sale of the Premier Barber Collection, May 2018 Regency Auction 26, lot 268.
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| Price realized | 15'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 20'000 USD |
