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<p>[QUOTE="NSP, post: 4691580, member: 74849"]When I wrote my initial post about my large capped bust quarters back in 2017, I noted that the collection was tentatively complete since I didn’t have an 1824/2, the attainable key date for the series (1823/2 and 1827/3/2 are not attainable, so I have elected to ignore them). Well, today is the day that changes! I’m happy to say that I now have an 1824/2 bust quarter in my collection! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1153568[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody knows for certain how many quarters were struck bearing the date 1824/2, but Steve Tompkins asserts that the 16,000 coins delivered on December 31, 1823 likely constitute the entire mintage of 1824/2 quarters. Supposedly the mint’s practice at the time was to use the following year’s dies starting after Christmas, so there is probably a one week window in which this coin was struck. </p><p><br /></p><p>Only one die marriage has been identified for this date (Browning-1, R3). The obverse features an overdate with the 4 punched over a 2. It’s thought that the flurry of overdates in the mid 1820s is due to the mint trying to use outdated dies as much as possible following the death of Chief Engraver Robert Scot in 1823. The reverse was reused from 1822 B-3 and 1823/2 B-1 (except on the 1824/2, the arrowheads and arrow shafts have been fully engraved). A diagnostic die scratch can be seen at the lower edge of the bottom-most arrowhead. This reverse die would go on to strike 1825 B-1 and 1828 B-2. Interestingly enough, the five die marriages struck from this reverse die are all tough to acquire, ranging from scarce (1824/2 B-1) to unique (1822 B-3).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1153569[/ATTACH] </p><p><i>The die scratch on the lower edge of the bottom arrow can be clearly seen in this picture. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>This particular coin is a very nice, original, eye appealing example graded G04 by PCGS with a green CAC sticker. Many of the low grade 1824/2 quarters have been messed with somehow (cleaned, damaged, scratched, etc.), so this one is out of the ordinary. It was definitely worth saving up my money and waiting to buy a nice example like this coin![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NSP, post: 4691580, member: 74849"]When I wrote my initial post about my large capped bust quarters back in 2017, I noted that the collection was tentatively complete since I didn’t have an 1824/2, the attainable key date for the series (1823/2 and 1827/3/2 are not attainable, so I have elected to ignore them). Well, today is the day that changes! I’m happy to say that I now have an 1824/2 bust quarter in my collection! [ATTACH=full]1153568[/ATTACH] Nobody knows for certain how many quarters were struck bearing the date 1824/2, but Steve Tompkins asserts that the 16,000 coins delivered on December 31, 1823 likely constitute the entire mintage of 1824/2 quarters. Supposedly the mint’s practice at the time was to use the following year’s dies starting after Christmas, so there is probably a one week window in which this coin was struck. Only one die marriage has been identified for this date (Browning-1, R3). The obverse features an overdate with the 4 punched over a 2. It’s thought that the flurry of overdates in the mid 1820s is due to the mint trying to use outdated dies as much as possible following the death of Chief Engraver Robert Scot in 1823. The reverse was reused from 1822 B-3 and 1823/2 B-1 (except on the 1824/2, the arrowheads and arrow shafts have been fully engraved). A diagnostic die scratch can be seen at the lower edge of the bottom-most arrowhead. This reverse die would go on to strike 1825 B-1 and 1828 B-2. Interestingly enough, the five die marriages struck from this reverse die are all tough to acquire, ranging from scarce (1824/2 B-1) to unique (1822 B-3). [ATTACH=full]1153569[/ATTACH] [I]The die scratch on the lower edge of the bottom arrow can be clearly seen in this picture. [/I] This particular coin is a very nice, original, eye appealing example graded G04 by PCGS with a green CAC sticker. Many of the low grade 1824/2 quarters have been messed with somehow (cleaned, damaged, scratched, etc.), so this one is out of the ordinary. It was definitely worth saving up my money and waiting to buy a nice example like this coin![/QUOTE]
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