1899 Barber Quarter. MS-67 (PCGS). CAC. This beautiful Superb Gem ranks high in the Condition Census for the circulation strike 1899 quarter. The obverse exhibits dominant golden-olive patina with splashes of iridescent reddish-orange around the periphery. The reverse is even more vivid with a target-like distribution to cobalt blue, salmon pink, reddish-apricot and antique gold iridescence. Sharply struck with frosty, the surfaces are serene and suggestive of numismatic perfection. Circulated and lower end Mint State survivors are plentiful by 1890s Barber quarter standards. As a Superb Gem, however, the 1899 is a formidable condition rarity. This is the finest example of the issue that we can ever recall handling.
