The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States

No. 7

Obverse: Right side of 5 in date just under left part of curl; upper left star points to lower part of upper curl; lower right star touches the hair.

Reverse: No period after C, in value, 25 C., which is high, near eagle. The eagle has no tongue.

Dies perfect. Proofs were made from these dies.

Proofs:
1. Winsor:606, believed reappearing as Mougey:702.
2. Clapp, Eliasberg Estate.
3. LM 2/71:574, Auction '82:717.
4. W. Foster Ely, J.W. Garrett:649, $75,000.

Easily obtained in all grades up to EF. In Uncirculated it is rare. Among the most famous may be named Boyd, WGC:128; Neil:909; Kern:1422; Cass-Empire:1032;1978 ANA:727.

Numerical Condition Census (RWM, Sr. [circa 1992]): 63, 60, 60, 60, 60, 60.

No. 8.

Obverse: The same as No. 7.

Reverse: The value, 25 C., not quite so high as in [Browning] 7; space between end of olive branch and C, is greater than in [Browning] 7. Period after C. The eagle has no tongue.

This is believed to be the rarest variety of the year.

13th star touches curl.
Missing wing feathers at right; cracked, D STATE to rim.
Browning-8; not in Clapp; Duphorne-79; included in Breen-3929; not in Haseltine.
Rarity-6, high.
Die States: I. Perfect reverse. Only one seen [by Breen].
II. Cracked through D STATE to rim. Struck after some 1836 B-1's.
The best ones known to me are:

1.Auction '82:138. Uncirculated.
2. Col. Green. Plate VII. AU.
3. Bergen:93.
4. Boyd, WGC:129. VF.

Numerical Condition Census (RWM, Sr. [circa 1992]): 60, 40, 40, 35, 30, 30.