Classic Head Gold Collection, Part 4, 1835 Quarter Eagle

BillJones

Mintage 131,402
Estimated Number of Survivors 475
With a mintage that is almost equal to the 1834 quarter eagle, one might assume that this piece is almost as common. That is not the case. Fewer 1835 dated coins are available, and the grades are consistently lower. Many numismatists believe that a substantial amount of the reported 1835 mintage was struck with dies that were dated 1834. Although the law states that coins are to be struck with the current year’s date, mint employees in the 18th and 19th centuries were often reluctant to discard a perfectly good die merely because the calendar had flipped to a new year.
Many 1835 quarter eagles are weakly stuck in the center of both sides as is shown on the piece above. Designer William Kneass was still working with the bust of Ms. Liberty, and this one resulted in showing less design detail.
This coin is accurately graded as an MS-62, CAC. It has smooth surfaces and full luster on both sides.

I spotted this one on Doug Winter's website. I think that it had been up there for less than a day.

Here are Doug's photos of the coin.

I know that people say you can't tell much from photos, but I've learned to get a pretty good idea of how a piece looks in person over the years, sometimes learning from "the school of hard knocks. I am posting the photos when I have them to help you gain a bit of that expertise. You really need it now that the Internet is so much of the coin market.

ricko

Very nice coin.... However, grading from photo's can be very tricky. That being said, if one knows the dealer and understands their photographic techniques, (and assuming they are consistent) that can be a big help. Cheers, RickO

Boosibri

Another nice coin

asheland

Awesome coin!