Added a small sized bust quarter to my type set.

AZLARRY

Been looking for a while, bust quarters are difficult to find. This one looks much better in hand, I have a hard time bringing out the color in my pictures. The toning on the rims is green and very attractive IMO. NGC is the TPG and they gave it a AU55.



Larry

Windycity

I like it!

RTS

Nice.

ER

That's a beauty.

TomB

I love the color. Nice piece.

Crackout

Very


Congratulations on the new addition. I've been looking for a raw one for my Dansco type set but I haven't found one I like yet. Yours would certainly fit the bill.

topstuf

Rare to find with that look.

RYK

Looks like a nice coin. Enjoy!

LanLord

If that looks better in hand, then you have quite a coin there.

I really would like that one in my type album.

JRocco

Nice coin with beautiful eye appeal---Want to sell it ????

Baley

that's a nice example, most are dull grey or too shiny silver

ms70

That certainly is a nice example!

stiffy

They didn't give it a 55, the coin EARNED it!

morgannut2

Thank God none has dipped it to get it in AU58 holder-- Nice ones like yours are really tough to find!!!

AZLARRY

Thanks All.

coinkat

It does look to have original surfaces and I would give it that designation. It is very attractive and the grade is real secondary with a coin like this.

DHeath

Pretty coin. I love the cheek.

millennium

Sweet coin.......Nice rim toning. Deatils look nice. WTG!

mozin

You got a pretty one!

MikeInFL

I've been on the hunt for a nice example of this type in a similar grade and price range for some time -- long enough to realize that you've made a very nice score. I really like the look of your coin. Congrats on the pickup and thanks for sharing...Mike

LeeG

That's simply a "SUPER" example! Congrat's

coinlieutenant

Very very nice. I like it a bunch!

Cladiator

I can't believe this thread has been around for so long and no one has attributed yet!

I found this coin somewhat tricky to pin down. Thanks to your excellent photography though I believe I've got it. Your coin appears to be the Small Date, Small Letters B4 variety. It has the same reverse die as seen on the B3 marriage and the same obverse die as seen on the B6 marriage. This is probably the most common variety for 1831 but there is a definite kicker here. As many of you may know a common coin can be a rare coin depending on several factors, die state being one of those factors.

The book describes 4 distinct known die states for the B4 marriage. I believe your coin to be Die State I. I don't see any of the die cracks or die rust that would signify Die State III or IV. I can rule out Die State II because you can plainly see the partial extra horizontal stripe in the shield, (look at the far left of the shield just below the bottom horizontal line...between the left edges of the shield and the first pale gull.) This "partial extra stripe" is not evident on a Die State II coin as the die was reground. That makes your coin, by process of elimination, a Die State I coin.

The book describes the 1831 B4 Die State I coin as being "Extremely Rare".

I'm a bit out of my own sandbox here with the quarters and could be totally wrong about this. Would any of the Bust Quarter Masters care to chime in and enlighten us?

AZLARRY

Thanks Cladiator, I’m not a bust quarter expert and am out of my element.

I narrowed it down to the small letters variety, probably a B-4 by using the Heritage archives pictures. It will be interesting if any of the bust quarter experts can add anything further.

MikeKing

yes, bust quarters are a hard find, and that one is a beauty!