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Question about an 1806 B-10 quarter

BustquarterhoundBustquarterhound Posts: 168 ✭✭✭
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I don't recall ever seeing an 1806 B-10 quarter in higher grades showing the effects of die bulging on the olive branch. There should be some out there. Was wondering if any of you have or have seen any? Thanks. Dave. Hope you're having a nice holiday weekend

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can we see the obverse please. The reverse looks like the obverse was dented in.

    Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • BustquarterhoundBustquarterhound Posts: 168 ✭✭✭


    Here's the obverse of the bulged die

  • BustquarterhoundBustquarterhound Posts: 168 ✭✭✭

    Here's the pics in the Rea Peterson book.sorry it's dark

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 38,879 ✭✭✭✭✭

    what are thoughts behind the cause?

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  • BustquarterhoundBustquarterhound Posts: 168 ✭✭✭

    Die failure where something in the metal was off like an air pocket . As to why I think not many in high grade examples exist is the few collectors in the earlier days didn't like the looks of them so they didn't save them. Just a guess.

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Bustquarterhound said:

    Here's the obverse of the bulged die

    Thank you.

    Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,717 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Bustquarterhound said:
    Die failure where something in the metal was off like an air pocket . As to why I think not many in high grade examples exist is the few collectors in the earlier days didn't like the looks of them so they didn't save them. Just a guess.

    In my book on the cents of 1922 I speculate that certain deteriorated die varieties like the 1937-D 3-legged Nickel and some of the 1922 Cent varieties are scarce to rare in high grades for this very reason.

    Numismatist. 54 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Also won the PNG's Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.

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