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FUN Signature US Coin Sale 1251 4-6 & 8-9 Jan 2017
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1796 25C B-2, R.3 -- Altered Surfaces -- PCGS Genuine. AU Details. Tompkins Die State I/I. The Draped Bust, Small Eagle quarter ranks among the rarest silver types. It was struck only with a 1796 date, from two die marriages. 1796 was also the first year of the quarter denomination; no more would be coined until 1804, when silver dollar production came to a halt. This briefly circulated B-2 1796 quarter has glossy olive-green surfaces. No marks are apparent on the fields or portrait, presumably due to careful smoothing. A few thin marks outline the right-side leaves, and a leaftip near the D in UNITED shows a defect.
1796 25C B-2, R.3 -- Altered Surfaces -- PCGS Genuine. AU Details. Tompkins Die State I/I. The Draped Bust, Small Eagle quarter ranks among the rarest silver types. It was struck only with a 1796 date, from two die marriages. 1796 was also the first year of the quarter denomination; no more would be coined until 1804, when silver dollar production came to a halt. This briefly circulated B-2 1796 quarter has glossy olive-green surfaces. No marks are apparent on the fields or portrait, presumably due to careful smoothing. A few thin marks outline the right-side leaves, and a leaftip near the D in UNITED shows a defect.