My Newest Bust Quarter

She worked for a living but look at the year, an 1828 Capped Bust Large Diameter Variety 1 Quarter. This was the last year for this size, 27 mm. The following year, the size was reduced to 24.3 mm and modern day quarters are still 24.3 mm.
She contains .8924 ounces of silver and .1076 of copper. It’s a large date with a curl base 2. In 1828 a mere 102,000 were produced according to my Red Book. And today, 195 years after production, I think she still looks great! She now resides in my Whitman’s Type Set. Only 2 more to go to complete it.

 

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It is nice as she worked hard for her money for years. The toning is very nice.

 

I forgot to say that my Whitman’s Type Set is a circulation set. My Dansco 7070 is a much higher grade set. About 20 coins to go to finish that set.

 

Thanks Pam. I soaked it in acetone fir about an hour and what a difference.

 

I get chicken to soak any. Should I?

 

You need industrial strength. Nail polish remover will ruin your coins. And I don’t use it on copper coins.

 

I suspect it's a typo, but your quarter is 89.2 percent silver, 10.7 percent copper. It has just over 2/10 of an ounce in silver.

 

Thanks and I know what you saying but I just used what’s in the Red Book and they have a decimal point.

 

May I ask if you know. NGC lists an 1828 25/50 Variety B-3. Do you know what that means?

 

The fineness is .892.

 

This is one of the occasional "goofs" made by Mint engravers as they produced dies necessary to strike the coins. In this case, the engraver evidently thought he was working on a half dollar die and punched a "5" and a "0" into the bottom of the reverse. After catching his error, the engraver corrected the mistake by punching a "2" over the "5" and a "5" over the "0.'

 

I believe that is a 25/50 cent on the reverse. I’m not a variety collector but @Paddy54 should be able to help. That 25/50 occurred on four different quarters by date if I remember correctly.

 

I suppose this is what it means.

 

Yes it is. Is that coin yours? It sure is nice.

 

Very expensive.

 

And I don’t have one. Of course I want one.

 

Oh no. I can only wish to have a coin like this.

 

4 figure coin in any grade.

 

I love those "honest" hard working coins.

 

I picked a 1876 P quarter years ago at one of the first Gettysburg shows toned blue just like that....in XF paid $40.... for it. LOL I showed Alan of Coinzip ...he looked at me pulled out a $100 bill and said go find me one...