Draped Bust Quarter Dollars

This is my only one.

 

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Gorgeous!!!

 

It's in an ANACS OWH. There is some micro-graffiti between the eagle's wing and AME on the rev. I don't think it detracts too much.

 

I agree, it's not too detracting at all. The original skin is to die for though. Wow!!!

 

Larry, that is a very nice example of the overdate variety. An appealing coin with nice tone.

ksparrow, I really like the level of detail and deep, original toning of your coin.
Have you attributed it?
(It took me a while to find the micro-graffiti you describe. It is really inconspicuous.)

 

No, I haven't done the attribution. Don't own a reference.
I'm surprised that some eagle-eye at ANACS spotted the marks on the rev. These days it might easily straight grade. Thanks for the kind remarks!
Larry's coin is quite nice and the difference in the 2 sets of images is startling!

 

I feel like it would straight grade without a question. I've seen far worse on straight graded early Dimes.

 

The main reason the mint didn't make many small denomination silver coins was because the mint act did not provide for a bullion fund that would allow the mint to strike coins in whatever denominations the market required. (The mint didn't get a bullion fund until 1837.) Instead they were dependent on the public to deposit silver and gold for coinage, and the mint had to process it into whatever denominations the depositor requested. The bulk of the bullion was deposited by the bank of the United States and some larger merchants or exporters. Those depositors mostly wanted LARGE denomination coins for ease in counting/storage. The Mint also tended to encourage depositors to select large denominations because it meant less work to produce the coins from the bullion. If you have say $20 worth of silver it was a heck of a lot easier to strike 20 silver dollars than 400 half dimes. Especially when you are working the blanking and coining presses by hand.

 

I am pretty sure now it's a B-1, R-1.