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The Eliasberg 1806 B-9 Quarter, MS66
Finest Known Specimen

1806 25C MS66 NGC. B-9, R.1. When this coins was offered as part of the Eliasberg Collection, the cataloger wrote: "Even though the variety is common, this is indisputably one of the finest known." Today, a decade later, there has still been no other contender for its finest known status. In fact, it may be the finest known 1806 quarter of any variety. NGC and PCGS have graded three 1806 quarters as MS66 (the other two are both overdates) and none finer. This amazing Premium Gem held a spot in the world-class Eliasberg Collection for many years, and deserves to be among world-class company again
This piece is highly lustrous with brilliant silver surfaces and hints of the lightest imaginable champagne toning. There are a few minor surface marks, and slight central weakness is evident, especially on the reverse. The stars along the right obverse border are also flat. The reverse has faint adjustment marks at the center, over the shield, and those marks led directly to the soft strike.
The obverse has a die crack from the rim to the 1, hair, E, and upper rim, but no clash marks, die lapping, or additional cracks are evident. The obverse is Tompkins Die Stage 2. The reverse has a narrow rim break above the T in STATES, joining the left top of that letter. The reverse also has a faint die crack through the tops of some letters. Like the obverse, there are no clash marks, die lapping, or other defects. The reverse is also Tompkins Die State 2.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: P5)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23RD, PCGS# 5314, GSID# 5059)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 6.74 grams
ASW: 0.19338oz
Mintage: 206,124

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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: 10
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