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1831 25C Small Letters MS66 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:28,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1831 25C Small Letters MS66 NGC
<B>1831 25C Small Letters MS66 <img src="/images/star.gif" width="10" height="10" alt="" border="0"> NGC.</B></I> B-2, R.2. The Breen quarter book best sums up the significance of 1831 quarters:<BR> <BR> "A marked change appears in the quarter dollar of this year, the diameter is considerably reduced with a consequent increase in thickness. The change of type, however, is only affected by the size of the devices, which are reduced to conform to the size of the coin, and the omission from the reverse of the scroll bearing the motto, E PLURIBUS UNUM."<BR><BR>The B-2 variety is one of the more frequently encountered of the six varieties of the year. Yet, it is curiously absent from our auction records in the better grades of Uncirculated. This is, in fact, the finest example of this variety we are aware of and, dare we say? the finest known. This piece is an advanced die state and shows all the cracks mentioned in Breen, including: " ... reverse in later pieces is cracked in two place; at left, connecting tops of letters in UNITED and STATES; at right, connecting top of C and A in AMERICA and the three arrowheads." <BR> The surfaces are absolutely stunning. Smooth, silky mint luster shines brightly over each side and gives added glow to the rose-gray centers and cobalt-blue peripheral color. Sharply defined on each side. As one would expect for an MS66 <B><img src="/images/star.gif" width="10" height="10" alt="" border="0"></B></I>, the surfaces are exceptionally clean and problem-free. One of the finest 1831 quarters regardless of variety, and possibly the finest known of this variety.<BR><I>From The Madison Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> William Kneass<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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