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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NSP, post: 4032712, member: 74849&quot;]Disclaimer: I do not own either of these coins and both images are PCGS TrueViews. Maybe someday I’ll own one!</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of my favorite varieties are the two 25/50 capped bust quarters. The style of numerals used to construct the “25/50 C.” is the same used to make the 1818 reverses, suggesting that this die was made in 1818 but was set aside because of how badly the engraver messed it up. Evidently the engraver thought he was making a half dollar die, but then realized his mistake and tried to correct it as best he could by punching “25” over the “50.” The die wouldn’t see use until 1822, when it was used to strike the 1822 B-2 die marriage. The die saw the light of day again in 1828 when it was used to strike 1828 B-3.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1059521[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1059522[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oddly enough, there is another blundered 1818 reverse that was used to strike two die marriages in 1819. This other reverse isn’t quite as bad as the 25/50 reverse, but The “5” in “25 C.” is clearly repunched. This coin is also not mine, and the image is another PCGS TrueView. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1059530[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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