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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2391973, member: 46237&quot;]Here&#039;s my monster find from the Whitman Expo, an NGC AU50 1834 B-5 bust quarter. The B-5 marriage is an R5 and is the 4th scarcest of the 36 die marriage varieties in the small capped bust quarter set. A problem free example in AU is also a significant condition rarity, as there are fewer than ten known examples of this die marriage above VF, <i>including</i> details coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse die used to strike this marriage was the specially prepared die (Rev G) used to strike the presentation set proofs of 1834 (like the King of Siam set). This reverse die was used on only three business strike marriages, the 1834 B-2 (R4), the 1835 B-2 (R2), and finally the 1834 B-5 (R5). Though dated 1834, the die state progression of the reverse shows that the 1834 B-5 die marriage was struck <i>after</i> the 1835 B-2 die marriage, and thus this coin was almost assuredly struck in 1835. Though few examples in high grade are known, they all show significant detail loss from die deterioration in some of Liberty&#039;s curls and the upper wings on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the poor photos. I won&#039;t have the time to photograph this coin properly for a week or two.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]491515[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]491516[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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