1807 25C B-1, R.2, MS64 PCGS....

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1807 B-1 Quarter Dollar, MS64
Early Die State
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1807 25C B-1, R.2, MS64 PCGS. Tompkins Die State 2/2. This early die state shows obverse clash marks left of the hair curls and in front of the profile. Faint reverse cracks from the 2 to UNI and through the tops of ST, as well as clash marks from the drapery through OF, apparently occurred in its earlier appearance with 1805 B-4 or 1806 B-1.

Apparently, only two examples of the B-1 are clearly finer than the present example, according to the Rea-Peterson-Karoleff-Kovach Early Quarter Dollars of the United States Mint. One is the ex: Andre Dawson MS66 NGC piece [(ANR, 3/2006), lot 625; Heritage (10/2011), lot 3563], the other the MS67 PCGS ex: Eliasberg coin. The 1807 was the last year of the Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle quarters, the highest-mintage of the four years (by a hair over the 1806), and a popular choice to represent the type.

This is simply a gorgeous example, and one of the most visually appealing early quarters that we have ever examined. The strike definition is nearly full, and the central motifs are brought up with razor-sharp precision. A few of the stars on each side reveal incomplete central details. A shallow planchet flaw appears just to the left of obverse stars 12 and 13, and a tiny die lump in the center of Liberty's neck. Both sides are attractively toned in shades of electric-green, gold-tan, and rose-gray.
Ex: ANA Sale (Bowers and Merena, 8/2000), lot 1251; ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2015), lot 4016.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23RF, Variety PCGS# 38939, Base PCGS# 5316, Greysheet# 212681)

Weight: 6.74 grams

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper

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