1818 25C Browning 7 G6 认证号33421540, PCGS号38948

Ron Guth

The 1818 Browning 7 variety is very scarce.  Rory et al rated it Rarity 4+, meaning that the variety borders on "rare."  Condition buyers will be disappointed to know that there are no known Mint State examples (except perhaps for an unverified Unc. from a 1951 sale).  This variety was actually struck on two different occasions.  After the first event, the reverse was paired with a different obverse to create the B-9 variety, then the B-7 dies were reunited to strike additonal coins.  The clue to discerning this progression is a crack on the reverse, which first appears in a light version on B-7, then become stronger on B-9, then even stronger on the second marriage of B-7.  According to Rory et al, only five examples survive of the second marriage of B-7.  The crack on the reverse explains the rarity of this die, as it probably broke early and quickly.