Lot 2217
1877-S Liberty Seated Quarter Dollar. S over horizontal S. PCGS graded MS-66. Yes folks, this is the finest graded by both PCGS and NGC of this important Red Book variety. Both PCGS and NGC have only graded 1 coin as MS-65, making this MS-66 a standout for the date and variety. The surfaces are toned with dark gold flecks around the periphery and the devices are especially frosty. Blazing luster in the fields, and this would be an amazing coin if it were a common date, but when one considers that this is the S over horizontal S variety, and that it is the finest graded by either service, then the gravity of this offering begins to be realized. The curious mintmark blunder was apparently the result of a die engraver not paying attention, and tapping the mintmark punch in sideways, then realized the error and then punched in the mintmark correctly. The tail of the sideways S is very evident left of the regular mintmark. Identifiable by a tiny tick nestled in between the eagle's neck and the left wing of the eagle, and in PCGS holder #4975117.
Estimated Value $6,500-UP.
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