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<p>[QUOTE="NSP, post: 2757780, member: 74849"]I think you mean B-6 because there isn't a B-7 (or at least I haven't heard of it yet). According to the Steve Tompkins book, it appears that B-1 (R.3) and B-6 (R.8) share the same obverse die. On this die the 3 in 1837 is lower than the other digits, the 7 is further left than the die used for B-2 and B-3, and the date is more widely spaced than the die used for B-4 and B-5. </p><p><br /></p><p>For the reverse, the top arrowhead is especially narrow. When comparing B-1 and B-6, the 2 in 25C. is beneath the feather on the arrow for B-6 but not for B-1. Below are links to pictures of B-1 and B-6. </p><p><br /></p><p>B-1: <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/draped-bust-and-capped-bust-quarters/1837-25c-b-1-5240/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/draped-bust-and-capped-bust-quarters/1837-25c-b-1-5240/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/draped-bust-and-capped-bust-quarters/1837-25c-b-1-5240/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>B-6: <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/draped-bust-and-capped-bust-quarters/1837-25c-b-6-2162/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/draped-bust-and-capped-bust-quarters/1837-25c-b-6-2162/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/draped-bust-and-capped-bust-quarters/1837-25c-b-6-2162/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post pictures of the coins in question![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NSP, post: 2757780, member: 74849"]I think you mean B-6 because there isn't a B-7 (or at least I haven't heard of it yet). According to the Steve Tompkins book, it appears that B-1 (R.3) and B-6 (R.8) share the same obverse die. On this die the 3 in 1837 is lower than the other digits, the 7 is further left than the die used for B-2 and B-3, and the date is more widely spaced than the die used for B-4 and B-5. For the reverse, the top arrowhead is especially narrow. When comparing B-1 and B-6, the 2 in 25C. is beneath the feather on the arrow for B-6 but not for B-1. Below are links to pictures of B-1 and B-6. B-1: [url]https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/draped-bust-and-capped-bust-quarters/1837-25c-b-1-5240/[/url] B-6: [url]https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/draped-bust-and-capped-bust-quarters/1837-25c-b-6-2162/[/url] Feel free to post pictures of the coins in question![/QUOTE]
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