This example offers phenomenal technical quality and eye appeal for this conditionally challenging Roaring Twenties quarter issue. Aglow with radiant satin luster, both sides possess brilliant centers within halos of delicate golden peripheral toning. The strike is exceptional for the date with noteworthy sharpness to Libertys head and inner shield on the obverse, as well as the eagles breast on the reverse. The balance of the design elements are essentially full, including the date and despite a spindly die crack (as made) that meanders through the tops of all four digits. Surface preservation is no less impressive than the strike with both sides silky smooth in texture. An important find for the advanced collector specializing in the Standing Liberty quarter series of 1916 to 1930.<br /><br />A mintage of 3,586,400 pieces is certainly respectable by the standards of pre-1925 Standing Liberty quarters, and to the casual observer the 1920-D might appear to be a common issue. It is actually scarce even in circulated grades, while in poorly struck Mint State it is very scarce to rare. J.H. Cline (Standing Liberty Quarters, 2007 edition) estimates that only 5% of the original mintage was well enough produced to qualify for a Full Head designation from the major certification services. Combining strike and condition rarity, the coin offered here is particularly noteworthy. ,,PCGS# 5737. NGC ID: 243F.,PCGS Population: 11; 8 finer in this category (MS-68+ FH finest).<br />,
