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1857-S 25C MS64 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1857-S 25C MS64 NGC
<B>1857-S 25C MS64 NGC.</B></I> With a mintage of 82,000 pieces, the 1857-S Seated Liberty quarter is scarce in all grades. AU coins are quite difficult but can occasionally be found with patience. Mint State pieces, on the other hand, are quite rare. Seated quarter expert Larry Briggs rates the issue a High R.6 in Mint State. Indeed, our records indicate that only 21 Mint State examples have been for sale by the major auction houses in the past 18 or so years, a figure that likely includes numerous duplicate appearances of some coins. In MS64, the grade of the present specimen, NGC and PCGS combined have certified a mere five pieces as of March 2008, with only one example graded higher. On this coin, the lustrous surfaces exhibit medium gray-blue toning with faint gold and magenta undertones. A few minuscule but grade-defining marks are seen on Liberty's neck and knees, in the right obverse fields, and in the reverse shield. The design features are well impressed, with no areas of noticeable weakness. Population: 3 in 64, 1 finer (3/08).<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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