Vereinigte Staaten 1/4 Dollar 1964 Liberty

Los 604 1965 quarter struck on 90% silver planchet. 6.2 grams. AU-50 (NGC). Pale silver gray with much lustre remaining. Good eye appeal, some flatness of strike noted typical of the issue and consistent with the fatigued and flowlined state of the dies. A significant rim cud is present on the obverse from left of the first date numeral to below T in TRUST. Only trivial contact marks and hairlines are noted. An historically important and very rare transitional error, the abrupt end of silver coinage in 1965 in favor of fiat cupronickel clad coinage left behind only a tiny number of coins bearing the new date struck on outmoded silver planchets. Both dimes and quarters dated 1965 are known struck in 90% silver; such pieces were struck late in that calendar year since coins struck in the first several months of 1965 continued to be dated 1964 and struck in silver in expectation of the passage of the Coinage Act of 1965. Struck after what was perhaps the most significant piece of coinage legislation since 1792, the silver transitional errors of 1965 represent a unique point on the continuum of American coinage history. A centerpiece to an advanced Washington quarter collection, a mint error whose fame and interest continues to grow.Every effort has been made to ensure the integrity of the data but transcription and other errors may have occurred. Before using this information to make a buying or selling decision, confirm the data by consulting the actual sales catalog and prices realized. Stack’s Bowers Galleries disclaims any liability from the use of this information.