1911 25C Barber Silver Quarter PCGS PR67CAM (CAC)

Here is a pristine beauty to add to your coin collection. In proof, and especially in proof cameo, the numismatic work of Charles Barber can be simply breathtaking. Please take a careful look at the photos provided and you will see what we mean. The Philadelphia Mint produced only 543 examples of the proof 1911 quarter. Of those, there are 12 in PCGS PR67CAM with only 9 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $6,250.00 in PR67CAM. In CAC, there are 10 in PR67CAM with 8 finer.

Painting of Charles E. Barber, who designed and engraved the Barber quarter, half dollar, and dime series. Image courtesy of the family of Charles Barber via Wikimedia Commons.

Numismatic scholar and art critic Cornelius Vermeule writes that, "Liberty's cap, incised diadem, and wreath of laurel were designed to echo all the depth and volume of her Olympian countenance … 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."