Auction Name: 2026 March 26 - 28 US Coins Signature® Auction

Lot Number: 3041

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/1391*3041

1846 25C MS66 NGC. Briggs 1-B. The 1846 date is a challenge across all Seated Liberty series -- from half dime through the Seated dollar. The 1846 Seated quarter was never put aside in high grades, according to population figures from the major grading services, and Heritage data indicate that the average certified survivor is only AU to AU55. This Briggs 1-B example is an early-state reverse lacking noticeable die cuds. Recutting shows on the top side of the olive branch, with die cracks visible from the underside of the eagle's beak to the wing below. Additional cracks exist from ME and R diagonally upward, with the second to the edge and then looping back down through the dentils above the last A. Then, a die crack extends from the dentils to between the two uppermost arrowheads to the period after DOL and slightly upward.

This sole finest certified Premium Gem 1846 quarter demonstrates exceptional quality via deeply reflective, prooflike fields and contrasting devices showing pleasing mint frost. Variegated streaks of multicolor toning stream across each side. A prize for the most dedicated Seated quarter collector and an excellent choice for a No Motto type representative, as well. This is the sole MS66 at NGC where the the second-finest are 11 MS64 examples. The finest at PCGS are three pieces graded MS65 including one 65+ (1/26).
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2014), lot 5214; The Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III / New York Signature (Heritage, 5/2015), lot 98336. (Registry values: P3)

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