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1815 25C E Counterstamp AU58 NGC. B-1, R.1. Quarters d

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1815 25C E Counterstamp AU58 NGC. B-1, R.1. Quarters d
<B>1815<25C> E Counterstamp AU58 NGC.</B></I> B-1, R.1. Quarters dated 1815 and 1825 are both known with E counterstamps and L counterstamps. Although a number of explanations have been provided by numismatic researchers over many years, none have positively shown the who, what, where, and why of these mysterious marks. On both dates, the E counterstamp is always located immediately over the top fold of the cap, and the L counterstamp is always located left of the top fold. Most examples have a slight bulge on the reverse exactly opposite the mark, showing slight movement of the metal, although this example has an undetectable movement of the metal.<BR> A recent suggestion by one researcher associated the E counterstamps with the Economites of Western Pennsylvania, and the L counterstamps with the Leonites, both groups active in the 19th century. This highly lustrous and mostly brilliant examples has silver-white color at the centers, with vivid gold and pale blue toning near the borders. It is sharply struck with just a touch of wear and minor surface marks. Highly attractive and exceptionally popular.