1918/7-S 25C FS-101 MS62 Full Head PCGS. CAC....

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1918/7-S Standing Liberty Quarter, MS62 Full Head
Among the Few Finest Obtainable
CAC-Approved Quality

1918/7-S 25C FS-101 MS62 Full Head PCGS. CAC. The 1918/7-S Standing Liberty quarter is the hands-down favorite variety of the set, the only one that most collectors are likely to know at all. The fifth edition, volume two of the Cherrypickers' Guide lists a few other varieties -- 1928-S Inverted Mintmark and Repunched Mintmark (FS-501, FS-502); a 1929-S Clashed Obverse (FS-401); a 1930-S "Likely Repunched Mintmark," FS-501). But those languish in total obscurity compared to the 1918/7-S, the only Cherrypickers' variety in the Guide Book. It is doubtful that anyone outside of dedicated series specialists know of the other varieties.

David Hall writes of the 1918/7-S on the PCGS CoinFacts website:

"The 1918/7-S Standing Liberty quarter is one of the key date silver coin rarities of the 20th century. This variety was first noticed in the late 1930's and the first auction appearance was in December, 1937. Collectors began saving the few they could find in circulation. Today, the 1918/7-S is rare and relatively expensive even in the lowest grades. Mint state specimens are very rare and specimens with fully struck heads are extremely rare. Probably less than 100 mint state survivors exist and there are probably less than 10 gem MS65 or better specimens. There are only a handful of full head specimens and, as far as I know, there are no Gem MS65 full head specimens."

Those words are still true today, since neither service shows a Gem Full Head certified. The present MS62 Full Head example is guaranteed nonetheless to provide a huge upward bump in all but the finest Registry Sets. The ear hole, three olive sprigs, and full hairline separation are all quite plain, even if a couple of the normally absent shield rivets are lacking. The strike through the torso is a bit weak, as well as on the upper wing edges of the eagle. The overall grade determinant, however, are a few stray abrasions: a trio of reeding marks in the left obverse field, a small scrape on the torso, a small, straight scratch and a dotlike indent, both in the right reverse field near the rim. Pluses, however, come in the form of generous luster over silvery surfaces lightly tinged with pinkish-gold. The overdate feature is bold, evident in all its essential "wrongness" that makes one wonder how this variety could have gone undiscovered until 1937. Among the finest overdates obtainable. Population: 3 in 62 Full Head, 12 finer. CAC: 1 in 62, 2 finer (7/23).

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 395950, Base PCGS# 5727, Greysheet# 392834)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.25 grams
ASW: 0.20oz
Mintage: 11,072,000

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