1834 25C Browning 4 MS(PCGS#38995)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5029

等级

MS65

价格

114,410

详细说明

Gorgeous Gem 1834 Capped Bust Quarter 1834 Capped Bust Quarter. B-4. Rarity-1. MS-65 (NGC). CAC. This 1834 is a simply outstanding example of an underrated early quarter dollar design type. Brilliant centers are ringed on both sides in vivid cobalt blue and reddish-gold that is a bit more extensive on the reverse. Satiny mint luster is full, intense, and semi-reflective in the fields. The strike is razor sharp to full over virtually all design elements. In sum, here is an exquisite Gem that would do justice to a high quality type, date or variety set. Beginning in 1831, after the adoption of several critical improvements in its coinage process, the Mint struck its first quarter dollars of smaller diameter with a raised border. These improvements required a modification of the basic Capped Bust design (by Engraver William Kneass) that included a refined obverse portrait and the removal of the scroll and associated Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM from the reverse. This reduced diameter Capped Bust type would remain in production through 1838, when it was supplanted by Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design. Although more readily obtainable than its large diameter predecessors of 1815 to 1828, the reduced diameter Capped Bust quarter is scarce in Mint State as a type, and rare in Gem Uncirculated, as here. With strong eye appeal and superior technical quality, this delightful 1834 represents an important find. NGC Census (all die marriages of the issue): 10; 10 finer in this category (MS-67 finest). CAC Population: 7; 2. PCGS# 38995. NGC ID: 23RZ. Click here for certification details from NGC. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]