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1916 25C MS66 Full Head NGC....
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$41,125.00
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Description
1916 Standing Liberty Quarter, MS66 Full Head
Above-Average Definition for the Issue
1916 25C MS66 Full Head NGC. The 52,000-coin mintage of the
1916 Standing Liberty quarter was produced in the final two weeks
of the year, from dies that lacked sufficient engraving on the
finer elements of the design, most notably on Liberty's head, the
shield rivets, and the stars on either side of the figure. (These
areas were sharpened on the following 1917-dated hubs, accompanied
by a few other minute design modifications.) The poorness of the
engraving resulted in weak design definition on the 1916 pieces.
For the connoisseur, therefore, the task is not so much in finding
a "sharp" example, but rather more in finding a "not-so-weak"
example. In MS66 and finer condition this is especially difficult,
as the number of coins to choose from declines significantly at
these levels; NGC has encapsulated only 19 pieces in MS66 Full
Head, and just three MS67 coins numerically finer.This Premium Gem coin is among the better-struck representatives of the issue, showing strong head detail and well-delineated central gown folds. The obverse stars and shield rivets are all present. Original olive and pale champagne hues accent satiny luster, with the colors more prominent on the obverse. A beautifully preserved example of this classic first-year key date.
Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: N7079)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 242Y, PCGS# 5705, Greysheet# 5534)
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.25 grams
ASW: 0.20oz
Mintage: 52,000
Auction Info
2014 November 14 - 15 Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection Part V US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1215 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2014
14th-15th
Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 29
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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Buyer's Premium per Lot:
17.5% of the successful bid per lot.
Truth Seeker: The Life of Eric P. Newman (softcover)
A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
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