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1919-D Quarter, MS66+ Full Head
An Incredible Condition Census Rarity
Ex: Pogue

1919-D 25C MS66+ Full Head PCGS. Ex: D. Brent Pogue Collection. The 1919-D is one of the semikey dates in the Standing Liberty quarter series, and it is one of the most challenging acquisitions in Full Head. At the top of the grade scale, where this piece resides, Full Head coins are decidedly rare.

In terms of overall availability in Full Head, the 1919-D is slightly scarcer than the 1919-S, 1920-S, and 1928-D, and it is minutely more available than the 1926-D and -S. The only dates in the series that are significantly rarer with Full Head definition are the 1927-S and the 1918/7-S, each of which are about three times as scarce with Full Head detail. Thus, the 1919-D is one of the top five or six rarest dates in the Standing Liberty quarter series with Full Head definition, and that rarity is all the more pronounced when one seeks a coin graded finer than MS65. For Registry collectors, this date will be one of the most challenging acquisitions.

Since our Permanent Auction Archives began in 1993, we have handled a Full Head 1919-D in MS66 on only eight prior occasions -- three of those offerings represented a single coin, and one of the others was a previous appearance of the present example. In total, we have seen only five MS66 Full Head examples of the 1919-D, including this one. This is consistent with certification figures, which report 12 coins in this numeric grade at PCGS and NGC combined (6/24), with potentially a few duplications represented. The present example is high in the Condition Census of these, being the only Plus-designated coin in this grade at PCGS. A single NGC coin is also reported in MS66+ Full Head, and there is a lone MS67 Full Head PCGS coin finer -- the latter piece has not appeared at auction in more than a decade.

This coin has a firm legacy of being one of the finest 1919-D quarters known in Full Head. Glistening, frosty mint luster engulfs brilliant surfaces across each side, with virtually no perceptible imperfections. Head detail is indeed bold, and even the date is sharp -- a feature seldom seen even on Full Head 1919-D representatives. The bottom obverse stars are similarly well brought up, and the shield rivets exhibit only slight softness while the central shield lines are strong. On the reverse, the often troublesome right-hand border stars are bold, and just a touch of softness occurs along the leading edge of the eagle's left (facing) wing. When it comes to the 1919-D, this coin represents what is virtually the finest quality available, and there aren't more than one or two other coins that could possibly compare. Population: 7 in 66 (1 in 66+) Full Head, 1 finer (6/24).
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2000), lot 6701; James L. Lull Collection (Bowers and Merena, 8/2006), lot 3144; Malibu Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/2010), lot 1760; D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part VII (Stack's Bowers, 3/2020), lot 7159.(Registry values: N7079)
From The Noel Thomas Patton Collection, Part II.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 243C, PCGS# 5731, GSID# 5578)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.25 grams
ASW: 0.18085oz
Mintage: 1,944,000

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