The Mystique of the 1825/4/2 Capped Bust Quarters

PCGS_SocialMedia · September 18, 2020 10:29AM

1825/4/2 Capped Bust Quarters, until recently were identified as three separate issues – 1825/2, 1825/3, and 1825/4.

Three different die pairs involving two obverse dies and three reverses were used for making this coin, with the obverse dies originating in manufacture from 1822, when a total of five obverse dies were created. Of those five 1822 obverse dies, one was used for striking coins with that date, another was overdated and utilized for producing quarters in 1823 (becoming an 1823/2 overdate), and the remaining three were overdated as 1824/2s, with just one of these 1824/2 overdated dies striking those coins in late 1823. The two unused 1824/2 obverse dies were overdated yet again, this time morphing into two 1825/4/2 dies to be used for striking quarters in 1825.

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asheland · September 18, 2020 10:42AM

Great write up!

Jimnight · September 18, 2020 10:49AM

Wow ... nice!

Crypto · September 18, 2020 12:07PM

I am appreciative of how much PCGS Gives back to the hobby.

ricko · September 18, 2020 12:26PM

That is quite an intricate trail to follow.... Thanks for the detective work. Cheers, RickO

hchcoin · September 18, 2020 1:39PM

I love how you are highlighting bust quarters. It really is a fun, historical and educational series to collect.

NSP · September 18, 2020 2:45PM

Nice write up! I’m not sure where the estimate of 250 coins surviving today came from, but I think it may be off by a factor of 5 to 10. Otherwise, very good.