The Hottest U.S. Quarter? The Rare 1901-S Barber Stakes a Claim

What is the hottest U.S. quarter in terms of collectible demand? The 1901-S Barber quarter can rightfully stake a claim for this honor. This video explores the legacy of this rarity.Show more

Less than 73,000 Barber quarters were struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1901. This relatively tiny percentage goes a long way toward explaining its rarity today, but researchers have built a case it was the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 that further limited its availability for collectors of today.

Charts depicting the impressive value trends of the 1901-S Barber quarter over a period of many years are studied. When compared to common date Barber quarters, the 1901-S towers far above them.

Important: Collectors desiring coins destined to rise in value faster than most other coins should consider acquiring an example of the 1901-S Barber quarter.

Included in this video is spectacular footage of old San Francisco, both before and after the earthquake of April 18, 1906.

The U.S. Mint building in operation at the time survived both the quake and fire and played a vital role in the recovery of San Francisco.

Value trend charts and historical legacy of the 1901-S Barber quarter discussed in this video are available for detailed study at:

https://www.rarecoins101.com/1901-s-barber-quarter.html

The 1901-S Barber quarter is one of numerous Key Date U.S. coins contained in the Rare Coins 101 list of recommendations.

The recommendations are based on historical value trend charts identifying classic U.S. coins that have been the most popular with collectors for generations. Coins that have proven to be numismatic favorites over time are the best to own if outstanding price appreciation is the ultimate goal.

Learn more at:

https://www.rarecoins101.com/
https://www.rarecoins101.com/key-date-coin-list.html

Sources:

Numismatic News article: “Could 1906 Earthquake be Pricing Factor?”
https://www.numismaticnews.net/archive/could-1906-earthquake-be-pricing-factor

Rare Collectibles TV - Rare Coins & Live Auctions: San Francisco Mint: The "Granite Lady" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKXL8Lzl9lc

Rare Collectibles TV - Rare Coins & Live Auctions: San Francisco Mint: 1906 Earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7TSODCz18Q

PCGS: 1901-S 25C (Regular Strike)
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1901-s-25c/5630

Heritage Auctions: 1901-S 25C MS65 (Jan 3, 2007 Auction)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/barber-quarters/quarters-and-twenty-cents/1901-s-25c-ms65-pcgs-except-for-the-nearly-uncollectible-1894-s-dime-the-1901-s-quarter-is-the-rarest-date-within-the-bar/a/422-919.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

Heritage Auctions: 1901-S 25C MS67 (Jun 23, 2014 Auction)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/barber-quarters/quarters-and-twenty-cents/1901-s-25c-ms67-pcgs-cac-pcgs-5630-/a/1213-30428.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

San Francisco Before Earthquake
Video Restoration Done by Nass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHkc83XA2dY&t=320s

San Francisco After Earthquake
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHobOrGWRx4

Sound effects/Music:
Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/
Música Instrumental - I Left my Heart in San Francisco (brief excerpt)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVtHgohL4hE

Images:
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire pics
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
https://www.loc.gov/pictures

Cistern Drawing
Rare Collectibles TV - Rare Coins & Live Auctions: San Francisco Mint: 1906 Earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7TSODCz18Q

Melted Coins
Wells Fargo: Helping San Francisco recover in 1906
https://history.wf.com/helping-san-francisco-rise-from-the-ashes-of-1906/

Exterior Image of Mint (from 2017)
By Beyond My Ken - Own work
CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60391462

Screenshots of “The Old Mint”
The Mint San Francisco
https://thesanfranciscomint.com/

Coin Photos:
Stack’s Bowers. https://stacksbowers.com/