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1964 25c Special Mint Set

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
MS64 $3,120.00
MS65 $8,000.00
MS66 $11,200.00
MS67 $18,000.00
MS68 $27,000.00

Apr Data

13 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1964 25C SMS MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 23,400 02/09/2023
    1964 25C SMS MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 7,800 04/23/2020
    1964 25C SMS SP66 PCGS. 66 HA 9,000 04/25/2019
    1964 25C SMS MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 4,025 03/20/2011
    1964 25C SMS MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 6,325 01/10/2010
    1964 25C SMS MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 6,038 01/10/2010
    1964 25C SMS MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 1,265 05/31/2009
    1964 25C SMS MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 5,462 05/03/2009
    1964 25C SMS MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 1,495 08/03/2008
    1964 25C SMS MS66 PCGS. Type A reverse. Unknown to the collecting community for nearly twenty years after their production, 66 HA 3,738 03/04/2006
    1964 25C SMS MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/25). NGC Census: (0/0). (#5974) 64 HA 1,035 12/18/2005
    1964 25C SMS MS64 PCGS. Bright lustrous surfaces reveal just a few speckles of gold-brown patina in the upper right obverse 64 HA 862 09/24/2005
    1964 25C SMS MS67 PCGS. Unknown by the collecting 67 HA 7,762 05/08/2004
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 5974
      Coin Date: 1964
      Denomination (Short): 25c
      Denomination (Long): Twenty five cents
      Variety: Special Mint Set
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: P
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: Unknown
      Strike Type: Special Mint Set
      Coinage Type: Washington quarter
      Coinage Years: 1932-1964
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 24.3
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 6.25
      Weight (Ounces): 0.1808
      Designer: John Flanagan
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: Houdin's portrait of Washington, facing left, as imagined by John Flanagan. LIBERTY at the top periphery and the date centered at the bottom with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST left of Washington's neck.
      Reverse Description: Large eagle with wings fully extended, clutching logs with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA at the top periphery. QUARTER DOLLAR at the bottom. An olive leaf is positioned between the eagle and the denomination.
      General Notes: While the United States Mint was busy producing business-strike coins for commerce needs and proof coins for collectors in 1964, apparently a couple dozen or so SMS Washington quarters were also struck. But why were SMS coins made in 1964' It's a question that hasn't been ever definitively answered. What we in the numismatic community know is that several turned up in the estate of former United States Mint Director Eva B. Adams, who passed away in 1991. <BR><BR> Perhaps the 1964 SMS coins were made as prototype strikes for the SMS coinage that was struck for collectors from 1965 through 1967. Perhaps the 1964 SMS Washington quarters were made in conjunction with the 1964-D Peace dollars that were struck but never authorized for release, and all of which were reportedly melted. Or, perhaps, there is another reason why the 1964 SMS Washington quarters were struck but has yet to be elucidated. <BR><BR> All 1964 SMS Washington quarters are extremely scarce and valuable. Their squared-off rims, well struck details, and clean fields differentiate them from their business-strike counterparts. In recent years, prices for the 1964 SMS Washington quarters have easily crossed the five-figure threshold.
      PCGS #: 5974
      NGC ID: 27J8
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