Lot 455
1927-D. PCGS graded MS-66 Full Head. A nice white gem. This beautiful fully struck ’27-D Standing Liberty coin exhibits the silver satin luster and die-fresh look one expects on a well presented, fully struck example. Exactly what collectors hope to find in the grade. Elusive as a Gem and better, the mintage came to under one million pieces on the 1927-D. In taking stock of the coin's detail, we find clockwork precision at the main devices on both sides, including the important Full Head. Mint technicians always objected to modern coins created after 1907, where some of the design features are right up against the rim (Standing Liberty Quarter and Walking Liberty Half Liberty heads being two problematic instances). This caused the dies to "pull" metal away from the rim during production and so leave portions of the raised border uneven. And uneven borders caused coin operated vending machines to reject these, which drew negative feedback to the Mint's hierarchy! If the press was operated at a higher pressure to compensate, then a "fin" or knife rim would result. Again, a highly objectionable feature to the always proud Mint staff whose intention was to create consistent, attractive strikes and thus avoid bad publicity. The Standing Liberty quarter is infamous for its flat head Liberties on most dates. The much rarer full heads, when offered for sale, will often achieve auction results that are double or tripe the price the flatter heads receive. Pop 14; none finer at PCGS (PCGS # 5763) .
Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000.
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| Realized $9,694 |
