CSNS Signature Sale 1374 8-10 May 2024
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CSNS Signature Sale 1374 8-10 May 2024
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1796 25C B-1, R.4, VG10 PCGS. Ex: Jon D. Lusk Collection. Tompkins Die State 3/2 or possibly 3/3. Since the reverse die was used for both 1796 quarter dollar varieties, we know through die state evidence that the B-1 die marriage offered here was the first variety struck in 1796. About 100 examples are known in all grades, and these are the Mint's first quarter dollars.
The year 1796 was important in the history of the U.S. Mint as the first year that all denominations specified in the Mint Act of 1792 were actually minted. Eight years passed until the next quarters were coined in 1804 with the Heraldic Eagle reverse, so these 1796 quarters are the only coins of the denomination to show the Small Eagle reverse design. Mint records indicate a mintage of 6,146 quarters in 1796, and two die pairs are identified. Unlike some other denominations, we are certain that the entire quarter dollar mintage were coins actually dated 1796. Nearly 500 1796 quarters are known in all grades for a survival rate approaching 10% of the mintage.
Antique-gray surfaces host violet and gold toning on this pleasing piece that has a full obverse border and above-average design definition. Minor hairline scratches on the obverse are no concern on this PCGS numerically graded example. The reverse also shows some internal detail in the eagle's wings and retains about three-quarters of the border details.
Ex: Julian Leidman (1994). From The Jon D. Lusk Collection.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-quarters/1796-25c-b-1-r4-vg10-pcgs/p/1374-11037.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-USCoins-1374-05082024
HID02906262019
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1796 25C B-1, R.4, VG10 PCGS. Ex: Jon D. Lusk Collection. Tompkins Die State 3/2 or possibly 3/3. Since the reverse die was used for both 1796 quarter dollar varieties, we know through die state evidence that the B-1 die marriage offered here was the first variety struck in 1796. About 100 examples are known in all grades, and these are the Mint's first quarter dollars.
The year 1796 was important in the history of the U.S. Mint as the first year that all denominations specified in the Mint Act of 1792 were actually minted. Eight years passed until the next quarters were coined in 1804 with the Heraldic Eagle reverse, so these 1796 quarters are the only coins of the denomination to show the Small Eagle reverse design. Mint records indicate a mintage of 6,146 quarters in 1796, and two die pairs are identified. Unlike some other denominations, we are certain that the entire quarter dollar mintage were coins actually dated 1796. Nearly 500 1796 quarters are known in all grades for a survival rate approaching 10% of the mintage.
Antique-gray surfaces host violet and gold toning on this pleasing piece that has a full obverse border and above-average design definition. Minor hairline scratches on the obverse are no concern on this PCGS numerically graded example. The reverse also shows some internal detail in the eagle's wings and retains about three-quarters of the border details.
Ex: Julian Leidman (1994). From The Jon D. Lusk Collection.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/early-quarters/1796-25c-b-1-r4-vg10-pcgs/p/1374-11037.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-USCoins-1374-05082024
HID02906262019
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