1918-S Standing Liberty Quarter. MS-66 FH (PCGS).An overall brilliant Gem with olive and bronze patina encircling the obverse border. The luster is uniform and satiny, cartwheeling over the fields and devices without disruption. Libertys head is sharply sculpted, offering profile detail that is seldom seen on this issue. Thoroughly original and deeply attractive. <p>The mintage for the 1918-S came in at 11,072,000 pieces, of which perhaps as few as 100 pieces survive in Gem Mint State condition, and only 50 or so of those show Full Head detail. Noted Standing Liberty quarter specialist J. Cline calls this date one of the toughest dates in the series to acquire in Gem Full Head form, and data from the certification services corroborates this statement. PCGS has graded only 11 pieces at the current MS-66 FH level and only 5 finer through MS-67 FH, asserting the present pieces as one of the finest survivors of the issue.From the Anne Kate Collection.
