1917 Standing Liberty Quarter. Type I. MS-67+ FH (NGC). CAC.This richly original Superb Gem exhibits speckled reddish-russet toning to a base of warm antique silver, the former color more widely distributed on the obverse. Both sides are fully frosted in finish with an expectably sharp strike for a Full Head example of this popular Standing Liberty quarter type issue. More than 8.7 million of the 1917 Type I quarters were struck in the second year of this series, combing with the Type IIs to total in excess of 22.5 million quarters struck at the Philadelphia Mint that year. The Type I examples were exceptionally well produced, showing sharp definition to Libertys head and the shield, as here. Despite this, preservation still becomes an issue above the basal Gem Mint State grade level, and in Superb Gem this issue emerges as an impressive condition rarity. This piece ranks among the finest seen by PCGS and NGC, a find for the type collector who will accept nothing but the best.Ex "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green estate; Partnership of Eric P. Newman and Burdette G. Johnson, doing business as St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman, acquired for $2.50; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritages sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part II, November 2013, lot 33401.
