1927-S 25C MS64 Full Head PCGS. CAC....

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1927-S Quarter, MS64 Full Head
Key to the Series With Full Head Details
Few Known This Fine

1927-S 25C MS64 Full Head PCGS. CAC. The opportunity to bid on a Full Head 1927-S Standing Liberty quarter rarely comes along, and specialists are advised to take maximum advantage of the present offering. PCGS has awarded the Full Head designation to 1927-S quarters just 25 times, and NGC adds only 21 more. This represents a mere 0.87% of certifications, the lowest in the series. This is particularly notable considering 30.38% of the certifications from series as a whole don the Full Head designation, underscoring the extreme importance of this specimen. Of these 46 combined Full Head certifications, just 12 received an MS64 evaluation, and our current census of finer Full Head pieces documents just eight such coins. Considering PCGS and NGC combined report 14 finer Full Head specimens, some duplication inflates the published certification figures. Thus, there may be fewer than 12 MS64 Full Heads known, once possible crossovers and regrades are taken into account. As a result, the 1927-S in Full Head represents one of the two most difficult acquisitions for advanced Registry collectors, rivaled only by the overdate, and possibly surpassing it in the absolute sense.
The reason for the unusually weak strike on the quarters of this issue stems to the combination of the design itself being difficult to strike up and the quality control at the San Francisco Mint during the 1920s. And given that, it is impressive that the current not only achieves a Full Head designation, but does so decisively. A sharp temple and hairline complements bold toes and stars on the obverse, and the right-side border stars on the reverse are similarly sharp. Only the shield rivets are noticeably weak, which is unavoidable on this issue -- all known examples are weak on the shield rivets. Fully lustrous surfaces shimmer with satiny brilliance and delicate peripheral iridescence. PCGS Population: 10 in 64, 7 finer (2/26). CAC: 1 in 64, 3 finer (2/26).
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2011), lot 5536; Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2012), lot 5103; ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2012), lot 5135.(Registry values: N10218)
From The Big Sky Collection of Standing Liberty Quarters, Part II.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 243W, PCGS# 5765, Greysheet# 5598)

Weight: 6.25 grams

Metal: Silver

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