1815 25C B-1, R.1, MS65 PCGS....

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1815 Quarter, B-1, Lustrous MS65
Sharply Struck Throughout
First-Year Capped Bust Type

1815 25C B-1, R.1, MS65 PCGS. Beautiful heather and golden patina greets the viewer on each side of this Gem 1815 quarter, showing marvelous luster, a paucity of mentionable distractions, and excellent eye appeal. The strike is notably sharp on all the star radials, Liberty's cap and hair detail, and the eagle's shield, feathers, and claws.

Variety: B-1, R.1, sole variety from the year for the reported mintage of 89,235 pieces. Wide, even date, A1 repunched on the reverse. Die State: early, showing one small die line from the forecurl to star 7.

Population Data (3/15): PCGS reports four submissions in MS65 and three MS66 finer. NGC shows 11 MS65 (three MS65+), five MS66 (two MS66+), and two MS67.

Heritage Commentary: The 1815 quarters were the first struck of the Capped Bust type designed by John Reich, even though it had been in use on silver dimes since 1809 and silver half dollars since 1807.

Collectors of U.S. type have only three 1815-dated issues to choose from -- and for practical purposes, only two. No copper half cents or cents were struck in 1815, and no silver half dimes or dimes would fall from the presses. The large-diameter Capped Bust quarters with head of Liberty facing left would be struck for the first time, to the extent of 89,235 pieces, and no more would be struck again until 1818. The 1815 half dollars are known from a single die pair, the 1815/2 overdate, struck to the small extent of 47,150 pieces and a key to the Capped Bust halves. In 1815 no silver dollars or gold eagles had been struck since 1803. No quarter eagles had been struck since 1808, with the next appearance coming only several years later, in 1821. Curiously, however, the Philadelphia Mint did strike a recorded total of 635 half eagles -- one of the celebrated rarities of U.S. coinage, with only 10 examples known.

Provenance: Stack's (5/2006), lot 1425.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23RG, Variety PCGS# 38942, Base PCGS# 5321, Greysheet# 393311)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 6.74 grams
ASW: 0.21oz
Mintage: 89,235

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