1846 DT$2 1/2 Quarter Eagle, Judd-110A, Pollock-124, Unique, MS65 Brown PCGS....

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1846 Quarter Eagle Dies Trial
Struck on a Half Eagle Planchet, Then Struck Again
Judd-110A, Unique, MS65 Brown

1846 DT$2 1/2 Quarter Eagle, Judd-110A, Pollock-124, Unique, MS65 Brown PCGS. Ex: Simpson. 38.0 grains. The 1840s is a desolate decade for U.S. Mint patterns. Aside from a few 1849 patterns, such as the famous Longacre-designed double eagle, there are no patterns from the 1840s, with two exceptions. Judd-110 is a unique, undated, and unfinished hub impression for a Seated quarter. Judd-110a is also unique, and important as the only dated pattern between 1840 and 1848. Struck in copper with reeded edge, this piece was initially a dies trial for the 1846 quarter eagle. USPatterns.com gives the best summation of what happened to create this unique piece:

"After being struck as a quarter eagle, the coin appears to have been placed on top of a half eagle planchet and was then struck by half eagle dies. This is known as a piggy-back rider error. The coin was aligned such that the half eagle obverse was struck over the reverse side of the quarter eagle die trial. Although the quarter eagle obverse was flattened by the half eagle planchet underneath, both dates are clearly visible."

The surfaces are glossy brown with just a trace of underlying mint red in evidence.
Ex: ANA Auction (New Netherlands, 8/1952), lot 4478; Stetson University Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1993), lot 2429; Mike Byers.
Collecting Patterns – A Brief History and Commentary

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 11480, Greysheet# 12089)

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