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1921 25C MS67+ Full Head NGC. CAC....
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Description
1921 Quarter, MS67+ Full Head
Great Strike, Luster, and Color
1921 25C MS67+ Full Head NGC. CAC. The quarter denomination
was produced in large numbers at all three mints during World War
I, and for several years afterward, because the booming economy
needed increasing amounts of small change. A huge mintage of nearly
28 million Standing Liberty quarters was accomplished at the
Philadelphia Mint in 1920, but the situation changed radically the
following year. The economy inevitably slowed down after the need
for wartime production levels subsided, and the large number of
coins in circulation from previous years was more than adequate to
meet the needs of the economy. Only Philadelphia struck quarters in
1921, as the Mint switched priorities to produce the large number
of silver dollars mandated by the Pittman Act, and the denomination
was skipped entirely in 1922. The 1921 ranks among the more
challenging issues in the Standing Liberty quarter series, thanks
to a mintage of fewer than 2 million pieces. At MS67+ with Full
Head, this coin is tied with a single other Full Head example
graded by PCGS atop the combined certified population (10/13). This
coin's immense charms include a strike that is solid on Liberty's
shield as well as her head, bold luster that cartwheels in the
light, and a delicate layer of patina that includes apricot and
rose elements with touches of ice-blue. A few dots of deeper color
appear at the upper obverse margin and just below the eagle's body.
An eye-catching and important survivor.Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: N7079)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 243H, PCGS# 5741, Greysheet# 5546)
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 6.25 grams
ASW: 0.20oz
Mintage: 1,916,000
Auction Info
2013 November 15 - 16 Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection Part II Signature Auction - New York #1190 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2013
15th-16th
Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 18
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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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