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Amazing Gem Off-Center 1818/5 Quarter Ex F.C.C. Boyd, James A. Stack 1818/5 Quarter Browning-1. Rari

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Amazing Gem Off-Center 1818/5 Quarter Ex F.C.C. Boyd, James A. Stack 1818/5 Quarter Browning-1. Rari
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Amazing Gem Off-Center 1818/5 Quarter
Ex F.C.C. Boyd, James A. Stack 1818/5 Quarter Browning-1. Rarity-2. Mint Error – Struck 5% Off-Center, Out of Collar, Plain Edge – MS-65 PCGS. Now this is one great coin! The frosty golden-gray surfaces are enriched by a deep halo of navy blue on the right obverse rim and in the lower field as well, while the golden-gray reverse shares the spotlight with fiery orange, crimson, and blue peripheral iridescence. Struck noticeably off-center to 11 o’clock on the obverse, the rim there just about to touch the outermost point of star 7, unstruck lip from 3 to 7 o’clock; the reverse rim is tight to the tops of the outermost laurel leaves and the following U, with an unstruck lip from 11 to 5 o’clock.
From the late state of the reverse die with several cracks, about which author Steve M. Tompkins wrote “the latest die stages with the reverse die crack through the period and the bisecting crack is very scarce,” in his Early United States Quarters 1796-1838. In the same reference, we find this very coin listed in the special section on errors, and its illustrious pedigree is repeated below. Here is one of those coins where the challenge of conveying its eye appeal in words is doomed to fall short. The surfaces are not only deeply lustrous, but they impart a somewhat mattelike appearance. A tiny dig, well-hidden between two points of star 13, is the only mark of substance on either side of this exceptional early quarter, and serves to identify the piece for posterity in a private sort of way. Curiously, this Rarity-2 variety is often available in Mint State grades in today’s marketplace; there are also a few off-center examples known of this de pairing.
Not all of the available Uncirculated specimens are as choice as the present coin, and so far as we know, this is the only Mint State Mint error example of the date! When this rare prize comes up for bids, all bets will be off – will it go to a specialist in early quarters? Perhaps to a collector of errors, or even someone who simply enjoys a great coin? No matter the circumstances, one thing is certain – it will be a focal point wherever it comes to rest.
From Mike Byers; Russell Logan, Bowers and Merena, November, 2002, lot 1849; Heritage, July, 1993, lot 8009; Heritage, May, 1990, lot 1719; James Halpern Fixed Price List, January, 1978, lot 75; James A. Stack, Stack’s, March 1975, lot 11; F.C.C. Boyd, World’s Greatest Collection Sale, Numismatic Gallery, March 1945, lot 38.
PCGS #E38953



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