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1804 Bust Quarter F12

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1804 Bust Quarter F12
Quarter Dollars 1804 Browning-1. Fine 12. <b>The mint struck slightly more than 6,000 Draped Bust, Small Eagle quarters in 1796 and then did not issue any again until 1804, when the design was changed to the Heraldic Eagle reverse. Coinage was also negligible for 1804 when 6,738 pieces were made. This is a problem-free example on a well centered planchet, there being a few old hairlines in the fields and minor weakness due to strike on the eagle's neck and head. The edge is only partially reeded, as is often found on early bust coinage where the milling, as it is called, was impressed onto the edge in a separate operation before the coins were struck. After 1828 in the Quarters, a new process was introduced whereby the milling could be accomplished when the dies struck the coin. The original models for this Draped Bust piece were by Robert Scot and John Eckstein (after Gilbert Stuart). The reverse introduced in 1804 on the quarters copied the Great Seal of the United States, though with the heraldic error of placing the warlike arrows in the eagle's right (or dominant) claw. Two varieties exist of 1804, from two obverses combined with a single reverse. The commoner variety, Browning-1, has low 4 in date, with a die cut between the eight and ninth stars, clearly visible here. 1804 quarters, while not in the same league as those dated 1796 due to that coin's one-year Type status, are nevertheless eagerly sought after because so seldom offered.</b> <p align="center">Superior Galleries was founded in 1929 and has been a leader in
the numismatic auction business since 1971.</p> <p align="center"><b>Consignments wanted for June 2 & 3, 2002 Pre-Long Beach Sale.</b></p> <p align="center"><b>Call Steve Deeds</b> at (800) 421-0754 ext 230.</p>
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