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$2.5 Classic Head (1834-1839)

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1/2 Script 8n1836 $2 1/2 Script 8 AU58 NGC. Breen-6143, Variety 11, R.2. A butter-gold Borderline Uncirculated representative. Luster is plentiful, and a lens is needed to notice the moderate field marks. Although some Classic half eagle dates (such as the 1835 and 1837) also have both Script 8 and Block 8 varieties, on the 1836 quarter eagle Housed in a prior-generation holder.
One major variety of the 1836 Classic Head $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle features a Script "8" style in the 1836 date. There were two different styles made during this year. The Script 8 digit is actually thinner but the insides of the number "8" are much wider and rounder. The number "1" in the date is also slightly taller and comes up to a higher point. The Block "8" has a much thicker digit with less spacing within the inner bottom and top halves of the "8" - with a block-like appearance. The number "1" in the date is slightly shorter and comes up to a lower point than the other variety. The difference between the 1836 Script 8 vs Block 8 gold quarter eagle is depicted below in the example comparison