Seated coinage variety folks: is this 1876 25c RPD FS304?

ad4400

I pursued this since I thought it was the right look for my budding 7070 registry. The ‘6’ looked different. Seems to be a good match with others in Coinfacts, although those don’t have the die cracks around 7-8 o’clock.

If it is, I’m flirting with idea of having it attributed. Not that it seems to add any premium, but would make it the fourth POP 1 in the set, which I think brings some uniqueness to the set.

yosclimber

It does match the image for the MS-64 example on PCGS CoinFacts,
but you already mentioned that.
I agree yours has the obverse die cracks through the stars, which makes yours a later die state;
it does not affect whether it is a matching RPD.
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1876-25c-rpd-fs-304/147857

Yours is variety Briggs 6-F, according to the photo in the Briggs book.
It does not mention the die cracks.

The GFRC Sales Archive shows 2 or 3 Briggs 6-F coins sold:
AU-55 $255
AU-55 $225 (possibly the same as the above)
MS-61 $430, $445 shows many of the same obverse and reverse cracks as yours https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/GFRC_Images/19485742.jpg
https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/SalesArchive.html

Most of the 1876 quarters in the GFRC Sales Archive are not attributed, and there is at least one additional 6-F example.
Here is one which matches your die cracks closely, an MS-63:
https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/GFRC_Images/36694166.jpg

blaircountycoin

I agree that the coin is definitely the fs-304, however I disagree with it not adding much premium. PCGS population report shows only 7 graded in MS60 or higher. Less is more in my book. I would probably pay about double for the fs-304 than the non prepunched date.

ricko

Sure looks like RPD.... Great pictures too.... Cheers, RickO

ad4400

Thanks for the inputs. Coin arrived today and was just what I was looking for. Repunched date is clear under the loupe.

ad4400

Thanks again for the inputs. I did send the coin in for variety attribution, and it is now attributed as FS-304, POP 1 in AU58. Makes it the 4th POP 1 coin in the type set!

As a side bar, it was submitted under the recent reconsideration quarterly special, and coins were back home within a month of being shipped. So some portions of the grading is going quickly.

oih82w8

Nice type coin...and variety. Was it AU58 before reconsideration?

rhedden

Briggs 6-F is a cool RPD variety that is, unfortunately, rather common. I'm not aware of them commanding any premium, but it should be arguably recognized as a major variety in the series, considering how few glaring RPDs there are.

ad4400

@oih82w8 said:
Nice type coin...and variety. Was it AU58 before reconsideration?

The coin was a 58 at time of submission. The variety attribution was the only 'success' of the submission.

@rhedden said:
Briggs 6-F is a cool RPD variety that is, unfortunately, rather common. I'm not aware of them commanding any premium, but it should be arguably recognized as a major variety in the series, considering how few glaring RPDs there are.

I figured the attribution wouldn't do much for the value of the coin - past auctions of attributed coins are pretty much in line with their non variety cousins. The motivation was to further a trend that had emerged in my type set of having POP 1 coins. This would have been the fifth coin, but the POP for one of the coins went to 2, so back to 4 POP 1 coins. Two got their by virtue of + grades and two are varities.

jesbroken

Congratulations, a little late to the party, but I did agree it was an FS-304. Besides the 6 the denticle doubling matched.
Jim