1893 Isabella Quarter. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.Richly and originally toned with full mint luster in a smooth, softly frosted texture. Sharply struck and supremely attractive. Designed by Charles E. Barber, the Isabella quarter was authorized March 3, 1893, and production began almost immediately afterward. Petitioned by the Board of Lady Managers of the Columbian Exposition, the issue features a stylized portrait of Queen Isabella as the central obverse device, with a kneeling woman with spindle in hand signifying the industrious nature of women as the reverse design. They were sold for $1.00 each at the Exposition and a total of 24,214 were struck. They remain one of the key date issues in the classic commemorative series and this example is one of the finest obtainable at the assigned grade level.PCGS# 9220. NGC ID: BYJ9.From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911.
