1805 25C VG10 认证号38300856, PCGS号5313

1805 Draped Bust Quarter PCGS VG10. Nice attractive piece with pleasing obverse ("money side") which looks like it's almost Fine. This coin was selected for the obverse's good eye-appeal for the PCGS-assigned grade of VG10. An ideal candidate for collectors seeking lower grade early silver type coin with better eye appeal. Seller described as "1805 Bust Quarter PCGS VG10 LIBEITY Strike Variety". This die variety with a weak right side of the letter "R" in LIBERTY is known as Browning-2, or "B-2". Popular 19th century type coin. Purchased $605 at eBay ($595 buy-it-now + $10 shipping = $605 total), from seller in Wisconsin (Greater Milwaukee Coin). At time of purchase, retail PCGS value was $750, and NGC value was $620 In 1805 the US mint made a real effort to produce Quarter Dollars for circulation. The coins were delivered in 7 warrants issued between April 29 and July 31, 1805. The result was a large mintage of over 121,000 pieces, easily eclipsing the tiny mintages of 1796 and 1804. When these coins were minted, Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States. Today, only hundreds of better certified, circulated examples, complement the surviving raw pieces that are available to collectors. Mint State examples are particularly elusive and far more expensive. The most frequently-seen mint grade is MS63, where at least a dozen examples are known. MS64 examples are rare, and only one example is known in MS65. Five different obverse and reverse die combinations exist for this year. These 5 varieties, are known Browning varietes B-1, B2, B-3, B-4, and B-5 and are comprised of four different obverses (one used for 2 die marriages) and four different reverses (one used for 2 die marriages). Browning varieties 2 and 3 are common, while B-1, B-4, and B-5 are all scarce. B-5 used the same obverse as B-1. B-3 uses the same reverse as B-2. My example is Browning-2, which on the obverse, typically has a weak right side of the R in Liberty. On the reverse, there is a missing gap in one of the rim dentils above E of STATES, the C touches the eagle's tail, and there are defects at the feet of some of the letters and numbers. B-2 is a slightly scarcer die marriage than B-3, which is the most common variety. There are only a little more than 1000 surviving graded examples of 1805 quarters extant in all conditions Census as of July 2020: PCGS pop report total 855 graded; NGC census: total 372 graded Only about 50% of graded coins are better than VG10

Ron Guth

In 1805, a real effort was made to produce Quarter Dollars for circulation.  The result was a large mintage of over 120,000 pieces, easily eclipsing the tiny mintages of 1796 and 1804.  Hundreds of certified, circulated examples complement the many raw pieces that are available to collectors.  Mint State examples are a bit more elusive and far more expensive.  The most frequently-seen grade is MS63, where at least a dozen examples are known.  MS64 examples are rare, and only one example is known in MS65.

Five different obverse and reverse die combinations comprise the whole mintage for this year.