Classic Head Gold Collection, Part 7, 1836 Block 8 Quarter Eagle
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Mintage Unknown, included among 547,986 pieces reported for the year.
Estimated Number of Survivors 475
The 1836, Block 8 quarter eagle is about four times as scarce as the Script 8 variety. It has the same market value, however, because the date, 1836, is common, and this variety is lumped with its frequently seen sister.
This 1836 variety is usually better struck than its counterpart. Advanced collectors also refer to this coin as “the head of 1837,” because the bust of the Ms. Liberty that appears on this coin was also used for the following year’s coinage. Mint State examples of this variety are much harder to find than the Script 8 pieces. It is generally available in the circulated grades.
The coin displayed above is accurately graded as an AU-55. There is considerable mint luster on both sides.
I bought this piece from Gary Adkins at the 2016 fall Baltimore Show. The photos of this piece made it look mediocre on his website which is why I didn’t go after it before the show. When I saw it in person and commented that it looked better in person than in the photo, his helper to me, “Good, that’s the way I’d prefer it to be.”
“Glamor shots” can be misleading, as most of us know.
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Another nice gold coin Bill.... interesting series...Cheers, RickO
First, I think that the TPGs have done a disservice by inventing a generic Block and Script Die Variety. There are 8 die marriages for 1836 quarter eagles. Block 8 die marriages run from R-2 to R-6 in rarity. Script 8 die marriages run from R-1 to R-7 in rarity. With a generic label, you don't know if you have an R-1 or an R-7.
Second, the survival pool of 1836 quarter eagles is about 60% Script 8 to 40% Block 8. Those percentages are derived from about 450 unique coins and over 600 appearances, with a 95+% statistical confidence level.
The designation on the TPG labels is meaningless.
Wow, sweet !!!