New 1834 Capped Bust Quarter

I like your specimen as well.

 

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Actually, yours is the B-4...also an R-1 die marriage.

Ewomack's, by the way is B-2 so the only marriage for the year that we don't have represented in the thread is B-3. Anyone got one?

 

What's the best reference for these? It's time I started learning these.

 

Ewomack’s coin is actually B-1, so we don’t have images of B-2, B-3, or B-5... so here is my B-5:



This is the lowest graded (F12) coin posted so far, but it is also the rarest (R5).

Two “new” books are available for this series: Early United States Quarters 1796-1838 by Tompkins and Early Quarter Dollars of the United States Mint 1796-1838 by Peterson et al. I have the Tompkins book and love it for its pictures, die marriage descriptions, and background information. I do not own the Peterson book, but from what I’ve read you can’t go wrong with either book.

 

Can't believe that I mixed up pics for the year...teach me to stick to bust halves.

 

Yes, I do have the O/F variety as you pointed out (closeup below from a USB scope). Now I also know what the "B-1" on the NGC slab refers to. I'm also surprised that 1834 only had a mintage of 286,000, because I heard that many of these coins were later melted. I'm guessing that one of those books will tell the entire story. They both look fascinating. I'm not sure what it is about Bust Quarters, but I find myself strangely drawn to them as well.

 

I think I'm getting sucked into Bust quarters as well.

 

Another thing to consider is that many quarters dated 1834 may have been struck in 1835. Tompkins asserts that both 1834 B-3 and B-5 were struck after 1835 B-1, so these two were likely struck in 1835. Earlier 1834 marriages could have been struck in 1834 as well.

1835 had a reported mintage of 1,952,000, (which is a HUGE mintage for this series) but it appears only slightly more often than 1834. Therefore it’s very likely that many of those 1,952,000 were actually dated 1834.

And I’m glad to see people are getting interested in bust quarters! They are definitely a fun challenge.

 

Great coins, all. @MikeinWyo - Nice find!!

@NSP - your coin above rocks. I still say it's F15.

This is one coin in my type set that definitely needs an upgrade... time to start hunting.

 

I love the look of your coin NSP. I agree, F15. I have decided to expand my horizons and collect bust quarters too. I just bought the one initially because I want to acquire one of each type of the bust coinage.

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