1894 25C Barber Quarter PCGS MS66 (CAC)

1894 25C Barber Quarter PCGS MS66 (CAC)--$3,250.00 "Conditional Rarity" "Registry"

      It is not often that a coin such as this is offered for consideration for collectors. This stunning beauty, an 1894 Barber quarter in MS66, would be perfect for a full collection of mint state Barber quarters or a type set of superior quality Barber coinage (dimes, quarters, and half dollars). Jaime Hernandez writes, "In uncirculated condition [the 1894 Barber quarters] are scarce in all grades. Especially in MS65 condition or higher. MS66 examples are even harder to find."   

      President Theodore Roosevelt said that the coinage of Charles E. Barber was "artistically of atrocious hideousness," and Barber coinage has seen much criticism over the years; however, many sophisticated collectors enjoy the oft maligned designs. Barber has a champion in numismatic scholar and art critic Cornelius Vermeule, who writes that, "...Liberty's cap, incised diadem, and wreath of laurel were designed to echo all the depth and volume of her Olympian countenance. The classical substances are offset, almost literally, by the sharply rectangular dentils of the raised rim and the strength of 13 six-pointed stars. On the [reverse] ... an equal constellation of stars ... is clustered above the eagle's shaggy, craggy profile. On both sides the simple dignity of motto, legend, and denomination binds the pictorialism into a cohesive tondo. The wealth of irregular surfaces and sharp angles is an almost electrifying aesthetic experience. ... specimens [are] a pleasure to contemplate. The sculptor was unsurpassed in the mechanics of creating a durable design of monumental validity."