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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25313486, member: 101855&quot;]You have an example of the Reduced Size Capped Bust Quarter. This type was issued from 1831 until 1838. The quarter was one of the last of the silver coins to be struck with a &quot;closed collar.&quot; That means that the reeding was applied at the same time as the coin was struck. Earlier coins had the reeding applied by a separate operation. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of the large size Capped Bust Quarter was issued between 1815 and 1828, but for not all of the years in between. This type is scarce. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1617015[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The weight was slightly decreased in 1837 because the fineness was increased from .8924 silver to .9000 silver that year. The silver content of the coin was not changed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the piece in my type set, which is graded AU-58. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1617016[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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