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1807 25C B-1, R.2, MS66 NGC....
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Description
1807 B-1 Quarter, MS66
Tied for Second Finest Known
1807 25C B-1, R.2, MS66 NGC. Tompkins Die State 1/2.The
1804-1807 Draped Bust quarter series is an underrated one, save for
the first-year 1804, a low-mintage issue at 6,738 coins. The Robert
Scot design would end after four years in 1807, as the Mint hired
the enterprising assistant engraver John Reich to redesign U.S.
coinage in that year. While Reich produced his first Capped Bust
designs in 1807, they were for the denominations most used by
banks, the half dollar and half eagle. After a reported mintage of
220,643 quarters in 1807 (not necessarily all dated 1807), the next
quarter issue, finally featuring the Reich Capped Bust design,
would be in 1815.The attribution is made particularly easy because there are only two die varieties for the year, different reverses paired with monogamously different obverses. The B-1 reverse has the first S partially over cloud 2, while the B-2 reverse shows the first S centered over the first cloud.
The present example's first recorded auction appearance was in our auctions almost three decades ago, in 1998. The coin garnished the same astonishment from its catalogers when it had achieved only a Gem Uncirculated grade, stating:
"The overall look of this Draped Bust quarter is truly magnificent. While opinions on the precise mint state rating for these early types coins will always vary depending on the viewer, the originality, uncirculated status, and sheer beauty of this piece is unquestionable."
There are just two Premium Gem examples: the current NGC piece, last seen in 2011, and the former Newman coin, now reported as MS66 at PCGS (formerly MS66★ NGC); the NGC Census still lists the Newman coin as a duplication of the PCGS Population Report. There are just two coins graded numerically finer: an MS67 by PCGS, which we sold in 2020, and another reported by NGC; yet the second Superb Gem coin has made no public appearance to verify this grade and does not appear within the Rea-Koenings-Haroutunian Census (3/26).
The present MS66 NGC piece is remarkably free from contact on either side, with surfaces that initially present as untoned silver-white, although the eye soon picks up small areas of light-golden color. A few adjustment marks run from the TA of STATES diagonally downward through the center reverse, and that side also shows bold clash marks along with a remarkably sharp strike. It has been fifteen years since we last saw this exuberant coin and had the pleasure of offering it to Registry collectors.
Ex: Dawson Collection / Long Beach (Heritage, 9/1998), lot 6646; Pre-Long Beach Sale (Goldberg, 6/2002), lot 2201; Southern Collection of Rarities / The New York Connoisseur's Collection (American Numismatic Rarities, 3/2006), lot 625; Pittsburgh Signature (Heritage, 10/2011), lot 3563.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23RF, Variety PCGS# 38939, Base PCGS# 5316, Greysheet# 212681)
Weight: 6.74 grams
Metal: Silver
Auction Info
2026 April 29 - May 2 CSNS US Coins Signature® Auction #1393 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2026
29th-2nd
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