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1916 25C MS66 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:26,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1916 25C MS66 PCGS
<B>1916 25C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The famously low mintage of 52,000 pieces for the 1916 Standing Liberty quarter resulted from a simple lack of time. The quarter was a lower priority to the Mint than the other two denominations undergoing redesign, and coinage-ready dies were not available until mid-November 1916. To quote Roger Burdette's <I>Renaissance of American Coinage 1916-1921</B></I>, "Use of these dies was further delayed by changes suggested by Treasury officials until there was no time to issue the coins in commercially meaningful quantities."<BR> With the small 1916 mintage released alongside the much more prevalent 1917 Type One pieces, the elusive nature of the former coins was masked, and Mint State examples are elusive. This well struck and shining Premium Gem is a stunning exception. Gold, rouge, and ice-blue patina appears over much of the otherwise silver-white surfaces. If not for a mark just to the left of Liberty's legs, this amazing coin would have a claim to Superb Gem status. Population: 7 in 66, 0 finer (11/07).<BR><I>From The Hoffy Collection, NGC's #3 Registry Collection of Standing Liberty Quarters.</B></I><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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