WESPIE'S 1892 MINT SET WITH TYPE ONE REVERSES ON THE QUARTERS

Current
Rank
12
Set
Complete
20.00%
Set
Rating
8.889
GPA with
Top Bonuses
64.000
GPA
Weighted
64.000
About This Set: IN 1892 THERE WAS A CHANGE IN COIN DESIGN. THE REVERSE ON THE QUARTERS AT ALL MINTS HAD THE STAR ABOVE THE EAGLES HEAD POINTING UP TOWARD THE SKY. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS A STACKING PROBLEM WITH THE QUARTERS AND THE PILES WOULD FALL OVER. THE MINT SOLVED THE PROBLEM BY MODIFYING THE REVERSE DESIGN. THE **STAR ABOVE THE EAGLES HEAD WAS MADE TO POINT DOWN, AND THE LEFT WING AS YOU LOOK AT THE COIN WAS MOVED FROM PARTIALLY COVERING THE E IN UNITED COVERING THE E ALMOST COMPLETELY. IT IS REALLY DISTURBING THAT PCGS, NGC, AND REDBOOK IGNORE THIS OBVIOUS TYPE.

I WILL CREATE A SECOND SET WITH THE TYPE 2 REVERSES. THIS PHENOMENON ONLY OCCURS WITH THE 1892 BARBER QUARTERS

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