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1815 25C MS66 NGC. B-1, the only known dies, R.1. Die

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1815 25C MS66 NGC. B-1, the only known dies, R.1. Die
<B>1815 25C MS66 NGC.</B></I> B-1, the only known dies, R.1. Die State II. The date is quite wide and equally spaced, and the large stars are close to the border. Star 1 points between the first and second drapery folds. The quarter is, quite possibly, the most popular and widely used coin denomination in the United States today, particularly with the recent advent of the Statehood series, scheduled to end in 2008. Noncollectors might find it shocking to read that such was not always the case. The early U.S. quarter series is rife with gaps, as the Mint produced no coins of the denomination from 1797 to 1803 and from 1808 to 1814, nor in 1816-1817, 1826, 1829, or 1830. The denomination apparently gained widespread popularity only among financial institutions and the general public until the 1830s.<BR> The first quarter produced since 1807, the 1815 introduced John Reich's Capped Bust type to the denomination. This is a Condition Census Premium Gem whose surfaces are lustrous and vibrant beneath a rich overlay of mottled crimson-orange and electric-blue toning. The color is a little more extensive on the reverse, but both sides are equally free of grade-limiting abrasions. The strike is well centered, with sharp striking definition throughout. Prominent obverse die clashing is noted, most prominently in the area above the date and below the bust, from the scroll containing the motto on the reverse, less so from the eagle's wing in the area before Liberty's face. NGC and PCGS combined have seen only seven coins in MS66, with one coin finer, an MS67 example at NGC (4/07).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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