1911-S BARBER
QUARTER DOLLAR
PCGS No: 5661
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 988,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Charles E. Barber
Diameter: 24.3 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 6.25 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco) just below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
NGC MS-68. Ex
- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000" Sale,
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5857, illustrated, sold for $11,615.00 From
the Eliasberg Collection
Notes:
"1911-S... comes
with a decent strike and much better than average luster. For a coin with
this low mintage to have so many Gems certified, it either has to have been
produced especially nice or someone early on has to have saved a few
hand-picked mint state rolls. In any case, nice coins are available though
MS 66. (Note however, that 1911-S is rising in the rankings - it was 42nd -
and only 31 coins have been added to the pop reports since the last
Edition.)"1
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by
PCGS are 2 MS-67'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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