A survey of 19th century business strike coin
25C CAPPED BUST, SMALL SIZE (1831-1838)

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: QUARTER DOLLARS - CAPPED BUST
Item Description: 25C 1831 SMALL LETTERS B-1
Full Grade: NGC AU 58
Owner: BillJones

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: Bill Jones' Type Set   Score: 1707
Bill Jones' Quarters   Score: 1707
Bill Jones' Type Set Excluding Modern Issues   Score: 1707
Bill Jones' Basic Type set   Score: 1707
Biill Jones Basic Type set with out gold   Score: 1707
A survey of 19th century business strike coin   Score: 1707
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Early Quarters (1796-1838)

Owner Comments:

In 1831 the new, more modern minting methods that had been adapted for the half dime and dime were brought into play for the twenty-five cent piece. The new quarter had a smaller diameter (from 27 mm to 24.3 mm), but weighed the same.

In recent years numismatists have debated the concept of the “open” versus “closed” collar. Where the earlier quarters struck in a collar that imparted the reeded edge on the coins, or was the reeded imparted by a separate operation? A majority of collectors now think that the closed collar was used earlier than some previously thought. At any rate the Reduced Size (diameter) quarter did represent a step forward in coin production for the U.S. mint.

The present example was dipped at one point, but it has Mint State sharpness and considerable eye appeal.

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