1831 25C Small Letters MS(PCGS#5348)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1185

等级

MS66

价格

183,402

详细说明

Premium Gem 1831 B-4 Quarter Tied for Finest Known 1831 Capped Bust Quarter. B-4. Rarity-1. Small Letters. MS-66 (PCGS). An angelic Gem that displays pearly gray luster at the centers and deeper iridescence of bronze, olive and turquoise at the border. The strike is razor sharp, imparting strong detail and frosty luster to the devices, while the fields shimmer with traces of prooflike reflectivity. Untroubled beneath a glass and absolute radiant under a light source. Among survivors of the B-4 variety, it is tied at PCGS with the Koshkarian specimen offered in our March 2003 sale. Just 1 coin has been certified finer for the overall 1831 Small Letters issue at MS-66+. To prepare the quarter for close collar production, Chief Engraver William Kneass modified the existing Capped Bust design of John Reich to allow it to fit onto smaller planchets of uniform diameter. Kneass refined the portrait and eagle, removed the scroll upon which the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM had been inscribed, and added a raised border around both sides. This type has since become known to numismatists as the Reduced Diameter, Reduced Size or, more informally, Small Size Capped Bust quarter. It was produced from 1831 through early 1838. The first examples produced in 1831 display small letters in the reverse legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, with all subsequent deliveries displaying large letters. The more frequently encountered die marriages of the 1831 are extremely popular with type collectors, especially those of the one year Small Letters design. Collectors who demand the utmost in technical quality and strong eye appeal will definitely find much to admire in this premium quality Gem. Provenance: From the Iron Eagle Collection. Earlier ex Heritage's sale of July 2013, lot 3121. PCGS Population: 9; just 1 finer. PCGS# 5348. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.