1820 25C Medium 0 VF25 Certification #82151262, PCGS #515284
Expert Comments
Ron Guth
1820 Quarter Dollars are divided into two major varieties: Large 0 and Small 0, both referring to the size of the final digit of the date. The Small 0 variety is comprised of the Browning 4 and Browning 5 varieties. For the Large 0 variety, PCGS recognizes Browning 1, Browning 2, and Browning 3. Tompkins (2008) calls Browning 3 a Medium 0, which is justifiable: on the Large 0's, the inside of the 0's is oval in shape; on the Medium 0 and the Small 0's varieties, the right and left sides on the inside of the 0 are straight while the top and bottom are rounded.
Here's an attribution guide for 1820 Quarter Dollars:
Large 0 will have Large Stars
Small 0 will have Small Stars
Mediium 0 will have Large Star and a short serif at the top of the 1
Sources and/or recommended reading:
Tompkins, S.M. (2008). Early united states quarters 1796-1838. Sequim, WA: Destni, Inc.
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#1 MS66 PCGS grade
Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 4/1997:1377, $27,500 - Superior 2/1998:1993 - Larj Collection - Heritage 3/2006:562, $63,250 - D. Brent Pogue Collection Stack’s/Bowers & Sotheby’s 5/2015:1064, $64,625 - Dr. Charles Link Collection |
#2 MS66 PCGS grade
Bowers & Merena 9/1998:2005 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part IV - Heritage 10/2015:98397, $76,375 |
#3 MS64 PCGS grade
Stack's 7/2009:450, $11,000 - Stack's/Bowers 8/2012:11338, not sold |
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#4 MS63 estimated grade
"Colonel" E.H.R. Green Collection - Partnership of Eric P. Newman & Burdette G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) - Eric P. Newman, who paid $12.50 - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 11/2013:33340, $29,375 |