2003 May St. Louis, MO (CSNS) Signature Sale - Session 2

1873 25C Arrows PR67 NGC. Ex: Eliasberg. Briggs 5-D. Using a new obverse die and the leftover reverse die of the 1872 Briggs 3-C issue, the Philadelph

1874 25C Arrows PR67 NGC. Briggs 5-D. Like the proof 1873 Arrows Quarter in the Kaufman Collection, this 1874 specimen was struck from the leftover re

1875 25C PR62 Deep Cameo PCGS. A well struck piece that has pleasing cameo contrast and light apricot patina on the devices. Faint hairlines in the fi

1876 25C PR68 NGC. Briggs 8-H. The otherwise relatively common proof 1876 Seated Quarter (1,150 pieces produced) is unique at the certified PR68 level

1877 25C PR67 NGC. Ex: Pittman. Briggs 1-B. Uniform brilliance is evident as the coin rotates under the light. The devices possess needle sharp striki

1878 25C PR63 PCGS. A nicely mirrored, virtually untoned specimen in a grade that should make it affordable to a broad array of collectors. Important

1879 25C PR66 Cameo PCGS. There is little to no toning on either side of this bright, premium quality Gem. Both sides are razor sharp in detail with a

1882 25C PR67 NGC. Briggs 2-B. With such a limited original mintage (15,200 business strikes and 1,100 proofs), it is little wonder that the Philadelp

1883 25C PR63 PCGS. Iridescent tobacco-brown patina dominates the left borders. A well struck example with only a few nearly invisible handling marks

1884 25C PR63 Cameo NGC. A low mintage issue with only 875 proofs struck and 8,000 business strikes. Deeply reflective on each side with just a touch

1886 25C PR62 ANACS. The fields have milky gray patina, while the margins have light mauve color. Well struck and nicely preserved. 1886 proofs and bu

1887 25C PR67 Cameo NGC. As a low mintage date (10,710 pieces), the 1887 is always in demand among Seated coinage specialists. This survivor of the 71

1889 25C PR66 Cameo NGC. A spectacular Seated Liberty proof that has the look of a freshly minted coin, being totally brilliant and boasting intense c

1890 25C PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC. Briggs 3-C. Business strike Seated Quarter production ratcheted up slightly in 1890 to a total of 80,000 pieces. The Mi

1892-O 25C MS64 PCGS. Type One reverse. The obverse has a lilac-tinged portrait and apple-green fields, while the reverse has peripheral bands of gold

1894-O 25C MS64 PCGS. Light-gray on the obverse, and olive-gray on the reverse side, an attractive, satiny near-Gem. Sharply struck and lightly abrade

1895 25C MS64 NGC. Seeming conservatively graded, this near-Gem is well struck and essentially pristine, with just one or two miniscule contact points

1896-S 25C Good 4 ANACS. The earliest of the "big three" Barber Quarter issues. This bright silvery example has full rims on the obverse a...

1896-S 25C MS64 PCGS. The 1896-S is one of the "Big Three" among Barber Quarters, the others being the 1901-S and 1913-S. The '96-S wa...

1897-S 25C MS65 PCGS. The 1897-S is the last year the mintmark was placed far to the right. David Lawrence was very keen on this issue, stating, &qu...