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1834 25C MS66 ★ NGC. B-1, FS-901, R.1....
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Description
1834 B-1 Quarter Dollar, MS66 ★
Finest B-1 Certified, Browning Plate Coin
1834 25C MS66 ★ NGC. B-1, FS-901, R.1. Ex: "Col." E.H.R.
Green. Five die marriages are known for the 1834 quarters, the
present coin classified B-1, the so-called "1834, O Over F in OF"
type listed in the Guide Book.The obverse die was used twice, to strike 1834 B-1 and B-2, but the B-2 was likely struck first. The B-1 obverse shows the left edge of Liberty's curl over the upright of the 4 in the date. Star 7 is recut. Star 13 is low and close to the bust of Liberty -- closer than on any other 1834-dated obverse die.
The reverse used to strike this die marriage was previously used to create the 1833 B-2. Each shield stripe has only two lines (two pale gules), and no period appears after the C in 25C; both are key attribution points for this reverse. The legend is repunched between the D and S of UNITED STATES, the basis for the "1834, O Over F in OF" designation. The eagle has no tongue and its claw tips are doubled.
This coin was struck from Early Quarter Dollars of the United States Mint Die State P (perfect dies), showing no die cracks or clashing, although the top-left upright of the M in AMERICA is missing and the first A in AMERICA is filled.
The present Newman Collection example, certified MS66 ★ NGC, is Browning plate coin for the B-1 and is from the Browning Collection. This coin is the finest certified for the B-1 die marriage and is the second-finest regular-strike 1834 quarter. Delicate light gold toning covers both sides of this original coin. The obverse periphery is toned in a beautiful array of greenish-gold and blue, while the reverse rims show attractive blue and gold patina. Census: 7 in 66 (1 in 66+, 2 in 66 ★ ), 2 finer (10/13).
Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate; Partnership of Eric P. Newman / B.G. Johnson d.b.a. St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman @ $3.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.(Registry values: P1)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23RZ, PCGS# 5353, Greysheet# 5088)
Weight: 6.74 grams
Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Auction Info
2013 November 15 - 16 Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection Part II Signature Auction - New York #1190 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2013
15th-16th
Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 11
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A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
A powerful and intimidating dealer of the 1960s, backed by important colleagues, was accused of selling fraudulent gold coins and ingots to unsuspecting numismatists. Who would go up against a man like that and, over the course of decades, prove the fraud? Who would expose a widely respected scholar as a thief, then doggedly pursue recovery of coins that the scholar had stolen from an embarrassed numismatic organization, all over the objections of influential collectors who had bought coins with clouded titles? Eric P. Newman would - and did. Reserve your copy today.
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