The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale
Pre-Bidding Ends:
8/7/2010 2:00:00 PM
Live Floor and Internet Bidding Begins:
8/7/2010 3:00:00 PM
Lot #1455.
1806/4 Capped Bust Right Quarter Eagle. BD-1, HBCC-3013. Rarity-4+. Stars 8x5. MS-64 (NGC).
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One of the Two Highest-Graded 1806/4 Quarter Eagles
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Radiant green-gold surfaces are semi-prooflike in finish with considerable reflectivity shining froth from the fields as the coin rotates under a light. The strike is typically of both the issue and the type, being noticeably soft in the centers yet appreciably bolder toward the rims. Wispy handling marks do little more than define the grade, as none are sizeable or otherwise worthy of singular concern. Tied for finest-certified honors among 1806/4 Quarter Eagles listed at PCGS and NGC, and extremely important for the advanced numismatist, as such.
Simply put, the 1806/4 Capped Bust Right Two-and-a-Half is a very rare issue. It is the more frequently encountered die marriage of the 1806-dated Quarter Eagle, an issue with a combined mintage of just 1,616 pieces when we include the 1806/5. The 1806/4 BD-1 Stars 8x5 variety is rare in an absolute sense, of course, with fewer than 100 coins believed extant.
Combined PCGS and NGC Population: just 2; 0 finer.
PCGS# 7654.
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