PCGS AU50
PCGS XF40
- PCGS #:
- 38948
- Designer:
- John Reich
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 27.50 millimeters
- Weight:
- 6.74 grams
- Mintage:
- 361,174
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $7,475 • MS62 • 02-02-2012 • Heritage Auctions
Die Varieties
Condition Census What Is This?
| #1 MS60 estimated grade |
| #2 AU58 PCGS grade |
| #3 AU55 estimated grade |
| #4 AU53 estimated grade |
| #4 AU53 estimated grade |
| #6 AU50 estimated grade |
| #6 AU50 estimated grade |
| #6 AU50 PCGS grade |
| #6 AU50 estimated grade |
| #6 AU50 estimated grade |
The 1818 Browning 7 variety is very scarce. Rory et al rated it Rarity 4+, meaning that the variety borders on "rare." Condition buyers will be disappointed to know that there are no known Mint State examples (except perhaps for an unverified Unc. from a 1951 sale). This variety was actually struck on two different occasions. After the first event, the reverse was paired with a different obverse to create the B-9 variety, then the B-7 dies were reunited to strike additonal coins. The clue to discerning this progression is a crack on the reverse, which first appears in a light version on B-7, then become stronger on B-9, then even stronger on the second marriage of B-7. According to Rory et al, only five examples survive of the second marriage of B-7. The crack on the reverse explains the rarity of this die, as it probably broke early and quickly.