1880 Liberty Seated Quarter. MS-68 (PCGS). An important and pristine example that sits in the Condition Census for the entire Liberty Seated quarter series. Splendid prooflike surfaces are nicely contrasted between frosty devices and reflective fields. The complexion is largely brilliant and snowy-white, with accents of vibrant bronze and teal iridescence at the rims. Overall fully struck and expertly preserved, this is an exceptional example of a popular low mintage issue from the final decade of Liberty Seated quarter production. The Mint struck just 13,600 circulation strike quarters in 1880, a paltry total that reflects limited need for new examples of this denomination in commercial channels at that time. Indeed, when silver and paper currency achieved parity on April 20, 1876, a glut of silver coins that had been hoarded during the Civil War and early Reconstruction eras flooded the market. Yearly mintages of circulation strike quarters (and also half dollars) would remain limited until the introduction of the Barber design type in 1892. This example ranks as the sole finest 1880 quarter graded by PCGS and it remains unsurpassed at both PCGS and NGC. Just three coins have been certified finer by PCGS across the entire Liberty Stead quarter series, and only slightly finer at MS-68+. This is an ideal specimen for a world-class Registry Set of quarters or 19th Century type.
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