1831 25C Browning-5, RPD FS-301 MS(PCGS#38984)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1126

等级

MS64+

价格

69,783

详细说明

Near Gem 1831 Quarter 1831 Capped Bust Quarter. B-5, FS-301. Repunched Date. Large Letters. MS-64+ (PCGS). A bloom of turquoise and golden iridescence surrounds a bulb of peach hues on the obverse of this stunning near-Gem. The reverse is more uniformly toned in a golden bronze hue with splashes of sapphire at the upper and lower borders. Liberty is sharply defined, showing incredible hair detail and bathed in satiny luster. The reverse fields are lightly prooflike and reflective, nicely framing the frosted eagle at center. Delightful to view in-hand, free from blemishes under inspection. This popular issue is the first of the Reduced Diameter type in the Capped Bust quarter series and the first of the denomination struck since 1828. The introduction of new equipment allowed the Mint to produce coins of uniform diameter, with raised rims, and on thicker planchets. Accordingly, William Kneass modified the basic Capped Bust motif introduced for the quarter in 1815 for use in producing this new reduced diameter coinage. Just shy of 400,000 1831 quarters, comprised of both the Large Letters and the Small Letters varieties. In addition to circulation strikes, the Philadelphia Mint struck a number of Proof quarters in 1831 of this revised type. The exact number coined went unrecorded and is otherwise unknown, though most of which were struck from the Browning-5 dies, as here. B-5 is readily identified from dramatic repunching of the date, with errant flags clearly protruding from the left side of the stands on each of the 1s. This piece is among the finest survivors of this issue, with only 5 coins certified finer by PCGS. PCGS Population: 12; 5 finer. PCGS# 5349. Click here for certification details from PCGS.