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1916 25C MS63 Full Head PCGS. Satiny and attractiv 1916[25C] MS63 Full Head PCGS.

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1916 25C MS63 Full Head PCGS. Satiny and attractiv 1916[25C] MS63 Full Head PCGS.
<B>1916<25C> MS63 Full Head PCGS.</B></I> Satiny and attractive. Pale golden iridescence complements both the obverse and reverse. The grade assigned by PCGS appears to be very conservative, and it's likely that many numismatists would have assigned a grade a point or two higher. A scant 52,000 examples of the variety were issued, by far the smallest production figure for any date in the Standing Liberty series, and indeed one of the smallest quarter dollar mintages for the 20th century, save for the 1913-S (which has a slightly smaller mintage of 40,000 pieces). Adding to the desirability of the issue is the fact that it is really a one-year design type, since the designs were modified slightly prior to the issuance of the 1917 Type One quarters. These changes are described in some detail in <I>Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia,</B></I> where he writes: "Before Barber completed the working hubs for 1917, he modified the original master die. On 1916 quarters, leaves are broad and close together; on 1917's they are narrow and farther apart." We note a couple of faint areas of iridescent hues, two on the lower right obverse, and one at the top left of the reverse which will serve to identify this regal coin in the future.