The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States

No. 6

Obverse: The same as [Browning] 4.
Reverse: The same as [Browning] 5 (Larger letters in legend).
Small date.
Large letters, long arrowheads.
This variety should have come between B-4 and B-5.
Browing-6; Clapp-5; Duphorne-61; Breen-3918; Haseltine-5.
Rarity-4.
Very rare in Mint State.
1. Boyd, WGC:106. Uncirculated.
2. J.A. Stack:36. (Ex WGC?) Uncirculated, nickel.
3. Gardner:1631, Uncirculated.
4. Ruby, Gilhousen:601, 1975 ANA:362. Uncirculated, nicked.
5. C.W. Krugjohann:400. Uncirculated.
6. 1976 Suburban Washington:1283. AU.
7. Bergen:72. AU.
Numerical Condition Census (RWM, Sr. [circa 1992]): 65, 64+, 64, 63, 62, 60PL.

"B-7"

Large date (Obverse B-5).
Large letters, short arrowheads (Reverse 1832 B-2).
Not in Browning; not in Clapp; Duphorne-92(?); Breen-3920; not in Haseltine.

The finest of three confirmed, in ANS, is pictured in NEQ, p. 144 and above. This variety is instantly recognizable, differing from the regularly seen B-5 in having short arrowheads not close to border. One other is Good. The third known was discovered by L. Scuderi, confirmed by me at the 1991 ANA Centennial Convention.

This may be the variety confusedly alluded to in Duphorne 92 (Addendum A, p. 72), as "Obverse D-62, reverse D-58," i.e. obverse Browning-5, reverse B-2 of 1831, citing Bergen as source. Bergen did not have any such coin; or if he did, it did not appear in the sale of his collection. It is singular that he would have misdescribed it, since he was familiar with NEQ. Most probably Duphorne misheard Bergen and the ANS coin is the one meant.

Numerical Condition Census (RWM, Sr. [circa 1992]): 2 Known...55, 4 (2 others rumored).