1896 BARBER QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 5613, 5682, 85682,
95682
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,874,000
Proofs: 762
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Diameter: ±24.3 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±6.25 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia)
just below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Images
courtesy of David
Lawrence Rare Coins
Recent appearances:
NGC Proof-67 Ultra Cameo. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
412, illustrated, sold for $9,775.00
PCGS Proof-66. Ex - Superior
Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money Show Auction", March 8-9,
2001, Lot 254, plated, sold for $2,702.50
PCGS Proof-65. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October
5-7, 2000, Lot 6171, not plated, sold for $1,092.50
NGC Proof-64. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National
Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 255, sold for $575.00
Brilliant Proof. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September
12-13, 2000, Lot 328, sold for $184.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money
Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 256, sold for $517.50
Notes:
"1896 is a good year for
Barber quarters. The 1896-P is only a slightly better date, but still more
difficult to locate than the mintage and populations bear out.
Both 1896-P&S normally come with a strong strike."1
The finest Uncirculated examples
graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 9 PR-68's.
The finest Proof Cameo
examples graded by PCGS are 4 PRCA-67's.
The finest Proof Deep
Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRDC-68's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
1. "The Complete Guide To Certified Barber Coinage" by David &
John Feigenbaum
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