1796 25C Browning 2 MS (PCGS#38920)
December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1059
- 等级
- MS64
- 价格
- 747,176
- 详细说明
- Landmark Choice Mint State 1796 Quarter
One Year Design Type
1796 Draped Bust Quarter. B-2. Rarity-3. MS-64 (NGC).
Offered is an impressive condition rarity for this one year design type that is eagerly sought even in the lowest circulated grades. The Miller Collection 1796 quarter is richly toned with surfaces that exhibit an even overlay of bold steely-olive patina. The strike is expertly centered with most design elements sharply defined; softness to the eagle's head, breast and left leg is typical of most examples. It is smooth and attractive with a satin to modestly semi-reflective finish.
The 1796 quarter has long been an object of desire for all who form type sets of American coinage. Struck only in this single year, the Draped Bust obverse in combination with the Small Eagle reverse is very rare relative to the demand for it, as no type set can be complete without an example. Survivors are scarce as the mintage was just 6,146 pieces. The Mint required two obverse dies and one reverse to achieve this mintage, with Browning-2, as offered here, the more frequently encountered by a small margin. This is the High 6 variety of the issue, so named because the digit 6 in the date is closer to the bust than on the B-1 Low 6 variety.
While a number of Mint State 1796 quarters are extant from both die marriages, the vast majority of survivors are circulated to one degree or another. Demand for high grade coins is particularly intense and, indeed, the Miller specimen is an ideal example -- the very best that most collectors could realistically hope for in a 1796 quarter. Worthy of a strong bid, and destined for inclusion in another fine cabinet.
Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection.
NGC Census: 9; 7 finer in this category (MS-67+ * finest).
PCGS# 5310. NGC ID: 23RA.
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