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1919-D Quarter, MS66 Full Head
One of the Series Keys With Full Head Detail
Tied for Finest Certified

1919-D 25C MS66 Full Head PCGS Secure. For unknown reasons, the Denver Mint coinage of 1919, across all participating denominations, was poorly made, and surviving examples are weakly defined. Assembling a five-piece set of boldly defined 1919-D coins ranks among the greatest numismatic challenges in U.S. coinage. Sharply struck 1919-D cents and dimes are available with a little searching. The nickel is elusive, the quarter is rare, and the half dollar is impossible.
Jay Cline discusses the 1919-D quarter, calling it one of the most underrated issues in the series in MS65 Full Head or finer. In the fourth edition of his Standing Liberty quarter reference, Cline writes:

"The date is characteristically weak and Miss Liberty's head is most always flat. The rivets on the shield on the left side are usually obscured or obliterated completely. Like its sister coin (1918-D), there are many interesting die breaks on the obverse around the date. Perhaps during the war years, the silver was not alloyed or the dies were hurried out for lack of time."

This sensational Premium Gem is one of just seven similarly certified examples that are tied for the finest at PCGS and NGC. The head is bold, the shield is sharp with full rivets, the small U.S. shield has visible crossbars, and the reverse is equally as sharp. Both sides have brilliant and frosty silver luster with light ivory surfaces and splashes of peripheral gold toning. Population: 5 in 66 Full Head, 0 finer (12/11).
From The North Shore Registry Collection of Standing Liberty Quarters.(Registry values: N7079)

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

Weight: 6.25 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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