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Important MS66 1913-S Quarter

1913-S 25C MS66 PCGS. With a mintage of just 40,000 pieces, the 1913-S takes its rightful place among the top three Barber quarter issues. Paradoxically, even though the 1913-S has a smaller mintage than its rivals, the 1896-S and 1901-S, the latter two dates are less available and more costly in Select and better grades; by 1913, collectors had begun to save recent business strike coins in small quantities, leading to the 1913-S quarter's greater availability today.
In the March 28, 2000 edition of Numismatic News, Paul M. Green described the issue as one of the "blue chips" of American coinage, extending the analogy at the end of his "Item of the Week" column: "Students of the 1913-S have come to appreciate it in whatever grade it comes. ... The 1913-S may not be hot, but it is steady and likely to be more expensive in a few years ... it is among the bluest of the blue numismatic chips."
Of course, if well-worn examples are prized, so are Mint State pieces, only even more so. The present Premium Gem is fantastically lustrous and minimally toned aside from a few glimpses of peripheral gold. Both sides are well-defined with only slight softness on a few of the obverse stars and the eagle's claws. A wavy die crack descends from Liberty's ear, a common feature to one of the obverse dies for the year. Excellent eye appeal with a few small reed marks on Liberty's cap as the only barriers to an even finer designation. Population: 10 in 66, 4 finer (3/09).
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23ZW, PCGS# 5666, GSID# 5456)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.25 grams
ASW: 0.18085oz
Mintage: 40,000

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