1907-O Barber Quarter. MS-67+ (PCGS). CAC. This is the most technically superior and aesthetically pleasing 1907-O quarter that we can ever recall handling. Both sides exhibit vivid brick red and golden-orange peripheral toning that blends with warmer olive-gray and powder blue patina toward the centers. Mint frost enhances the pristine surfaces and the strike is essentially full, remarkably so for this challenging issue (see below). A delight to behold, and a strong contender for CC#1 standing.The 1907-O is one of most popular New Orleans Mint type candidates in the Barber quarter series. On the other hand, this issue is notoriously difficult to locate in high quality Mint State preservation. As Q. David Bowers (2019) observes:<em>"David Lawrence noted that the 1907-O was the poorest struck coin in the series, with some pieces having distortions, scars, and other problems....I second this. Does even one sharp coin exist? John Frost commented: The 1907-O is considered the </em>poorest and most unusually struck<em> coin in the series, versus the 1906-O which is the </em>weakest strike<em>, but without the oddities found on the 1907-O coins, such as mumps (distortions on neck and jaw), scars, etc."</em>Free of these striking anomalies with virtually complete detail, this is the "sharp coin" that Bowers seeks. Virtually perfect in every way, this coin is sure to sell for a strong premium to an astute Barber quarter enthusiast.
