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1820 B-4 Bust Quarter G-T-G : 200 Year Anniversary

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For the fourth month of 2020, it's time for the 1820 Browning 4 variety large size bust quarter. PCGS designates this as a Small 0 variety, and the O is recut at the top. The obverse die is also used for the 1820 B-5 die marriage, while the reverse die can be found as a part of the 1821 B-1 and B-3 die marriages. The stars on this obverse die are smaller than those on the B-1, B-2, and B-3 varieties.

In the Rea/Peterson/Karoleff/Kovach book on bust quarters, they note two die states. One with obverse die rust between stars 9 and 10, and reverse rust pits between the 2 and the leaves. The second is a later state with a die crack from the tip of the eagle's left wing tip to the dentils below.

In the Tompkins book on bust quarters, he mentions an early die stage with the obverse and reverse perfect. It is also noted that the 1820 B-4 was struck after the 1821 B-1 and B-3 die marriages. While there are proof-like examples of this variety, there are no known proofs. The Norweb example is called a "one-sided" proof. Both books call the variety R-2, and it is easily found in all grades.

Feel free to guess the PCGS grade on my example below, which was a rare ebay purchase. If you wish, you can also guess whether the coin received a CAC sticker or not. Comments are always welcome, and if you have an 1820 B-4, please post a picture of it.

1TwoBits


Searching for bust quarters.....counterstamps, errors, and AU-MS varieties, please let me know if you can help.

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