1896-O 25C MS66 PCGS. CAC....

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The Eliasberg 1896-O Barber Quarter, MS66
Tied for Finest Certified at PCGS

1896-O 25C MS66 PCGS. CAC. Ex: Duckor/Eliasberg. Most silver coins from the Eliasberg Collection have an unmistakable look, with lightly toned centers, usually faint lavender or pale gold, ringed by deeper gold, brilliant sky blue, and iridescent toning. The surfaces of this piece are frosty and fully lustrous, with a few trivial surface marks of little or no consequence. The strike is above average for a New Orleans product, and the aesthetic appeal is exceptional. Like so many of the Eliasberg quarters, this piece was earlier the property of J.M. Clapp, who purchased it directly from the Louisiana facility in 1896.
The 1896-O Barber quarter is truly a scarce date, regardless of grade, and in MS65 or finer grades, few pieces survive. In 1997 Dave Bowers wrote: "we dare say that this piece has no superior when it comes to aesthetic quality." Today, a dozen years after that sale, those words hold true, as PCGS has never certified a finer example. In the last 16 years we have handled two MS66 PCGS examples of the 1896-O with none finer, and those two auction offerings appear to be the same coin. Population: 3 in 66, none finer (6/09).
Ex: New Orleans Mint (8/1896); J.M. Clapp; Clapp Estate (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Estate (Bowers and Merena, 4/1997), lot 1559.
From The Steven Duckor Collection of Barber Quarters.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23Y8, PCGS# 5614, GSID# 5421)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.25 grams
ASW: 0.18085oz
Mintage: 1,484,000

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