1914-S Barber Quarter. MS-67 (PCGS). CAC. This is a brilliant and beautiful San Francisco Barber quarter. This is an overall crisp strike from a relatively fresh pair of (re)polished dies; both sides are modestly semi-reflective in finish with faint striations (as made) evident in the fields. The visual quality of this coin suggests a Superb Gem rating. Lovely!The 1914-S is among the semi-key date issues in the Barber quarter series, with only the 1896-S, 1901-S, 1913-S trio having lower mintages. However, by the early 20th century, collecting U.S. coins by mintmark had already started to take off so more Mint State examples of this issue have survived than for many earlier dated Barber quarters. Even so, the 1914-S remains scarce to rare in all Uncirculated grades. This Superb Gem from the Pogue Collection is among the finest certified as well as one of the finest we have offered in recent memory. It is worthy of very serious bidder consideration.
