1911 Barber Quarter. Proof-68 (NGC).An enchanting example of both the type and issue, this wholly original specimen is beautifully toned in dominant silver-apricot iridescence. Direct lighting calls forth the most vivid expression of this toning, as well as varied highlights of powder blue and pale rose here and there around the peripheries. Silky smooth in texture with a modestly cameoed finish from the dies, to see this coin is to admire it for both its technical quality and eye appeal. The Mints production of Proof quarters in 1911 amounted to just 543 coins, one of the lower totals in the Barber series of 1892 to 1915. With most survivors grading no finer than Choice, the rarity and significance of this dazzling Superb Gem should be obvious to all bidders.NGC Census: 14; 0 finer in this category.