Feb. 16, 2001, The Benson Collection Part 1, Sale 8

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Quarters

Barber Quarters

Lot 1648 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1896-S. VF-20. With steel gray highlights, and a bit darker in the fields. The key date of the series, with a very low mintage, only 188,039 struck, most of which were just plain worn out. Not so here, the strike is good and the devices retain most of the details imparted by the dies. Full LIBERTY on the headband.
Estimated Value $800-900.

Lot 1649 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1898. PCGS graded Proof 66. Lightly toned and with excellent contrast on both sides. Only 27 graded as such, with 30 graded higher in various proof grades. One of the better years for type collectors, most have this excellent contrast and superb colors. Lightly toned around the periphery with gold to rose, and a headlight at the center.
Estimated Value $1,700-2,000.

Lot 1650 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1898. PCGS graded Proof 65. Blast white in color and with great contrast for the date. A gem in every way.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,350.

Lot 1651 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1898. MS-65. Bright sunset gold toning on the obverse, frosty and white on the reverse. Worth a look.
Estimated Value $800-1,000.

Lot 1652
1898-S. MS-60. Cleaned with ever present hairlines on the surfaces. Nicely retoned with appealing shades on both sides.
Estimated Value $80-120.

Lot 1653
1900-O. ANACS graded MS-62. Rather dull gray in color, but nice surfaces beneath.
Estimated Value $400-500.

Lot 1654
1901. PCI graded Proof 64. This one has a few hairlines and a hint of shadowy staining near the devices. Deeply frosted and with good contrast.
Estimated Value $450-500.

Lot 1655
1901. Proof 60 plus. Nice gray in color and with moderate hairlines in the fields.
Estimated Value $290-325.

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1902. NGC graded Proof 65. This one has brownish toning on both sides over the blazing mirror fields and frosted devices. Naturally all is sharp and well preserved, and this coin boasts everything one has come to expect from an NGC gem. Only 777 struck in proof.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,300.

Lot 1657 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1903. PCGS graded Proof 66. A splendid gem proof that has a touch of toning on Liberty's cap and surrounding rims. Frosty and white on Liberty's cheek, and free of all but microscopic handling ticks. Abundant eye appeal and pristine in every regard.
Estimated Value $1,800-1,900.

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1903. NGC graded Proof 66. Untoned and very bright, with knee-deep frost on the devices and highly reflective fields.
Estimated Value $1,500-1,600.

Lot 1659 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1904. Proof 64. Struck in the reflective style as are all proofs of this year from Philadelphia, the contrast is reduced in appearance. Nice surfaces and free of the usual problems.
Estimated Value $600-700.

Lot 1660
1904. Proof 63. Delicate gold toning on both sides and a lovely example of this date.
Estimated Value $350-400.

Lot 1661
1906. Proof 63. Lovely antique gray toning on both sides, but examination reveals moderate hairlines, as expected for the grade.
Estimated Value $350-400.

Lot 1662 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1911. NGC graded Proof 65. A gem that boasts great contrast between the frosty devices and mirrored fields, with only minor hairlines keeping it from virtual perfection. This is a beauty.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,300.

Lot 1663
1911. NGC graded MS-65 Premium Quality. A magnificent gem example of this date, the surfaces boast light tawny toning with hints of brilliant colors too. Boldly struck and with few signs of contact from handling. Excellent luster too. In an old style holder by NGC.
Estimated Value $600-700.

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1912. PCGS graded Proof 66. Resplendent surfaces on this coin, with nary a mark or hairline to be found. All is toned with light gold shades mottled into the fields, with brighter frosty devices. A blazer and worthy of a supreme set.
Estimated Value $1,800-1,900.

Lot 1665 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1912. PCGS graded Proof 65. Mottled green and yellow toning in the fields, the devices more even and gold in color. Rare in full gem proof condition.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,200.

Lot 1666
1912. Proof 64. Delicate golden toning and sharply impressed. The devices show excellent mint frost, and the mirror fields are well preserved.
Estimated Value $600-700.

Lot 1667
1913. PCGS graded Proof 63. This one is a bit cloudy on the reverse and has a few hairlines, like most. Sharp and scarce, especially in choice grades.
Estimated Value $400-450.

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1914. PCGS graded Proof 65. Deep streaky violet toning on the obverse, brighter on the reverse. Excellent surfaces beneath, and well struck.
Estimated Value $1,200-1,400.

Lot 1669
1916-D. PCGS graded MS-64. Beautiful gold toning at the centers with deeper blue-green toning around the periphery of both sides, well balanced and even. Sharply impressed and with just a couple of ticks, some in either field on the obverse.
Estimated Value $300-400.

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