Possible new variety 1875-S Seated Liberty Quarter
lathmach
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This auction on Ebay had an ex-jewelry piece Seated Quarter described by the seller as being an 1875-S.
The seller said in the description that he could see the date before breaking it off the item it was on.
The S mintmark is the "Medium S" type. This mintmark is found on other years from the San Francisco mint as well as 1875.
When I saw this auction, I knew that there has not been an example reported with the mintmark in this location, but knowing that the "Medium S" is a fairly common mintmark, I thought the seller may have been wrong in describing the date as 1875.
I contacted the winning bidder, and bought the piece from him.
I have examined all the Medium S mintmark Seated Quarters I own, as well as comparing the coin to all the pictures in the Briggs book on Seated Quarters.
The only Quarter I find that is close is the strike doubled 1877-S/S, but I have never seen this variety without the strike doubled mintmark.
If anyone has a Seated Quarter with this size mintmark in this exact location I would appreciate it if you would PM me.
Ray
The seller said in the description that he could see the date before breaking it off the item it was on.
The S mintmark is the "Medium S" type. This mintmark is found on other years from the San Francisco mint as well as 1875.
When I saw this auction, I knew that there has not been an example reported with the mintmark in this location, but knowing that the "Medium S" is a fairly common mintmark, I thought the seller may have been wrong in describing the date as 1875.
I contacted the winning bidder, and bought the piece from him.
I have examined all the Medium S mintmark Seated Quarters I own, as well as comparing the coin to all the pictures in the Briggs book on Seated Quarters.
The only Quarter I find that is close is the strike doubled 1877-S/S, but I have never seen this variety without the strike doubled mintmark.
If anyone has a Seated Quarter with this size mintmark in this exact location I would appreciate it if you would PM me.
Ray
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From what you see, do you agree with Larry Briggs in that the 2-C is the rarest die pairing for this year? If so, how uncommon is it?
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