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1918/7-S Quarter, MS64
A Magnificent, Upper-End Example

1918/7-S 25C MS64 PCGS. FS-101. The 1918/7-S Standing Liberty quarters are among a series of (mostly) wartime overdate issues, dual-hub errors that include the two well-known Mercury dime overdates from Philadelphia and San Francisco, the lesser-known 1943/2-P wartime silver Jefferson nickel, and the 1918/7-D Buffalo nickel. The "odd men out" are the 1918/7-S quarter--the only S-mint overdate in the group--and the 1909/8 double eagle, a peacetime production. The reason usually given for these overdates in the absence of some skilled Mint personnel due to their active service in the armed forces, although specific documentation to that effect seems to be lacking. It is certainly true, however, that wartime coinage quotas were generally higher.
This is a highly lustrous example and each side is almost completely brilliant. As specialists know, the overdate is one of the great strike rarities in the series. This piece has good definition on the sprigs on Liberty's cap, but that detail soon fades around the area of the ear. Just a couple of minor marks on each side keep this impressive coin from an even higher grade. Population: 20 in 64, 5 finer (3/10).(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 243A, PCGS# 5726, GSID# 5571)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.25 grams
ASW: 0.18085oz
Mintage: 11,072,000

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