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1893 Isabella 25c NGC MS66 [L#1030

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1893 Isabella 25c NGC MS66 [L#1030
A satiny golden gray gem with a strong display of rich antique silver iridescence on both sides. Crisp detail on all devices. A remarkable coin for this first-year commemorative quarter.

Designs by Charles E. Barber. The obverse of the Isabella Quarter bears a likeness of Queen Ysabella (Isabella), the Spanish sovereign who sponsored Columbus's voyage to the New World. For the reverse, Barber credits the Board of Lady Managers who were advocates of the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1892-3. In total, there were 40,000 Isabellas approved. Only 24,191 were eventually sold (together with 103 Proofs), the residue being melted.