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Lovely 1805 B-3 Quarter, MS64

1805 25C MS64 PCGS. B-3, R.1. Die State V. This lovely near-Gem is sure to elicit strong bids from high-grade type collectors and advanced specialists alike. The striking quality is superlative, with nearly all of Liberty's hair strands and the eagle's breast and wing feathers delineated. The obverse stars are relatively strong, but some on the reverse are weak, as are portions of the tail feathers. The design elements are generally well centered, and nearly all of the dentilation shows, which is slightly bolder on the reverse. The bold clash marks and peripheral die cracks that are diagnostic of Die State V are readily evident on both sides, most without a loupe. No adjustment marks are evident. A few inconsequential contact marks on Liberty's cheek and neck and in the lower left obverse field are all that seem to keep this coin from a higher grade, but the full, satin-textured luster should easily support a Gem designation. Warm orange-tan peripheral iridescence frames silver-gray centers. This coin is identical in grade to the finest 1805 B-3 quarter listed in Walter Breen's 1992 update of A.W. Browning's book The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States: 1796-1838. More recently, it is listed as one of four MS64 examples, the finest of the variety, in Steve Tompkins' treatise, Early United States Quarters 1796-1838. Population: 6 in MS64, 1 finer (2/09).
Ex: Auction '85 (RARCOA, 7/1985), lot 147; Superior (2/1993), lot 434; Heritage (1/2003), lot 6629; Heritage (1/2006), lot 3145.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: P5)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23RC, PCGS# 5313, GSID# 5058)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 6.74 grams
ASW: 0.21oz
Mintage: 121,394

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