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Description
Top Quality 1831 B-1 Quarter, MS66
Tied for Finest Certified
1831 25C Small Letters MS66 PCGS. B-1, R.3. No quarters were
struck in 1829 or 1830, and when the denomination resumed
production in 1831, the diameter was reduced from 27 mm to 24.3 mm.
The weight and alloy were unchanged, which implies that the new
quarters were thicker. Half eagles also were reduced in diameter,
beginning in 1829, but otherwise retained prior alloy and weight
standards. These changes in diameter were made to conform to the
new close collar technology introduced to the Philadelphia Mint.
However, Capped Bust halves, which then dominated silver coin
production, continued to be struck with lettered edges until the
1836 Reeded Edge halves were produced.Die cracks begin at the 2 in 25C, and travel left and right, diagnostic for this Small Letters die marriage. The majority of 1831 Small Letters quarters are Browning-2 and B-4, while those of B-1 are scarce and B-3 are rare. The present Premium Gem ranks high within the Condition Census for the B-1 variety, tied with two others in the Tompkins Census.
Cartwheel luster blasts through the dappled dove-gray and forest-green patination, and the strike is exquisite aside from a trace of softness on stars 1 and 4. The surfaces appear immaculate to the unaided eye, and even when a loupe is placed over each side, only a short hair-thin horizontal mark on the cheekbone can be located to provide a pedigree reference.
Ex: Auction '90 (RARCOA, 8/1990), lot 644; Heritage (6/2006), lot 1310.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: P1)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23RW, PCGS# 5348, GSID# 5080)
Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 6.74 grams
ASW: 0.19338oz
Mintage: 398,000
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Auction Info
2009 April-May Cincinnati, OH (CSNS) US Coin Auction #1124 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2009
29th-3rd
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 5
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
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