1892 Barber Quarter. Proof-68 Ultra Cameo (NGC). This is a captivating and snowy-white example with incredibly rich frosting across the devices. The fields are heavily mirrored and appear fully undisturbed under magnification. Sharply struck, expertly preserved and possessed of outstanding eye appeal, this coin is worthy of the strongest bids. It ranks among the very finest survivors known, with only a single coin graded finer by NGC. The advent of the new Barber quarter design in 1892 caused a run at the Mint on Proofs, where 1,245 coins were produced; the next year the love affair was over and the Proof mintage had dropped considerably, never again to brush the 1,000-piece mark for the duration of this series.
