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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NSP, post: 6730919, member: 74849&quot;]Another large capped bust quarter has arrived: 1819 B-3, R1 (small 9). This is the most common of the four die marriages dated 1819, and along with the scarce B-4, makes up the “small 9” major variety. This coin is a nice crusty original example, and is graded VG8 by PCGS. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271181[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Somethings special about this die marriage is that it was struck with a reverse die that was left over from 1818, as evidenced by the style of numerals in the denomination. This reverse die shows strong repunching of the 5 and an extra period near the lowest arrowhead, and the engravers probably recognized these blunders, and held the die in reserve until they needed to use it in 1819. The following closeup shows a better view of the repunched 5 and extra period in the denomination. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1271180[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There is one other reverse die in this series that was prepared in 1818 but set aside due to “subpar” engraving. This other die is the very popular “25/50” reverse, which was used in 1822 and again in 1828. The two 25/50 die marriages are very expensive, so don’t expect me to post one of those anytime soon!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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