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Quarter Dollars 1815 Browning-1. NGC graded Mint State 65. <b>Only the single die variety this year [89,235 minted], some were evidently struck in 1816 from these 1815 dies. A glorious Gem toned Uncirculated example. Deep steel blue and gold toning hugs the frosty surface on both sides, with the darker portion towards the outer margin and lessening somewhat inwards where Liberty and the eagle are overlaid with golden reddish hue. Liberty's curls are sharp, the hat is crisp, there's a full clasp at her shoulder and sleek detail in the drapery folds at her shoulder. On the side with the eagle, the design is also crisp, from the full shield and neck feathers down to the knobby feet and sharp claws that are clutching an olive branch and cluster of three arrows. The scroll above the eagle is inscribed E PLURIBUS UNUM, while below is the value, 25 C. The 1815 is in demand among date collectors and those specializing in first year of a design. No bust quarters were made in 1816 or 1817, the design was struck again in 1818-25, and 1827-28.</b> John Reich, this coin's designer, was a German engraver who sold himself into indentured service to reach the USA during the Napoleonic wars. As early as 1801 he sought a post in the Philadelphia Mint, but Chief Engraver Robert Scot rejected his application. However, by 1807 Scot's age and health were already a source of enough official concern that the Mint authorities began looking for assistant engravers. On April 1, 1807, they hired Reich at $600 per year). Reich's first assignment was to redesign all denominations. The new quarters didn't appear, however, until 1815. Reich's new conception for the silver coins was an uncommonly buxom effigy of Ms. Liberty, wearing a mobcap inscribed with her name. <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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