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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2327253, member: 46237&quot;]IMO Red Book and the cherrypicker&#039;s guide get this series wrong. The small capped bust quarters (1831-1838) really have 4 major types:</p><ul> <li>Small Letters (1831 B-1 through B-4 only)</li> <li>Large Letters (1831 B-5 through B-7 and all varieties 1832-1838)</li> <li>O/F (1833 B-2 and 1834 B-1)<ul> <li>While the reverse used does have an O/F overstrike, it&#039;s neither the most important feature of the type, nor the only overstruck variety in the series. This type has a different reverse with a two-line per stripe shield and a different-looking eagle from a new master hub created for this type change. It was only used for the two varieties above before the type was reverted.</li> <li>Cherrypicker&#039;s lists the 1834 FS-901 as being rare, but it&#039;s actually the most common 1834 variety. The 1833 FS-901, is scarce, however.</li> </ul></li> <li>Proof Dies (1834 B-2, 1834 B-5, and 1835 B-2)<ul> <li>These three varieties were business strikes produced from the proof dies prepared for the 1834 presentation sets (like the King of Siam set). Only the first type (1834 B-2) used both proof dies. The other two only used the proof reverse, but the reverse die was produced from the third master hub and the eagle has a very different look from other reverses in the series.</li> </ul></li> </ul><p>So a complete collection of major types by date includes the following:</p><ul> <li>1831 Small Letters</li> <li>1831 Large Letters</li> <li>1832</li> <li>1833</li> <li>1833 O/F</li> <li>1834</li> <li>1834 O/F</li> <li>1834 Proof Dies</li> <li>1835</li> <li>1835 Proof Dies</li> <li>1836</li> <li>1837</li> <li>1838</li> </ul><p>There are also a couple notable varieties, making a search for examples of the default types a little more interesting. The 1831 B-1 has the only reverse with berries on the olive branch in the series (a brief holdover from the large diameter bust quarters). The 1831 B-5 and B-7 also have an overstruck date 1/1831/1. Many varieties also have missing eagle tongues or periods after the denomination, and some of the late die states for 1833, 1835, and 1836 show quite spectacular deterioration.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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