1806/4 Quarter Eagle

HBCC#:

3014

Breen#:

6122

BD#:

1

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

This is an important example from a late die state with heavy rim break over LI of LIBERTY. This represents one of the very last coins minted from this obverse die, a situation described by numismatists as “terminal die state.” Note the weakness on the reverse border at 6:30, exactly opposite the rim break. This single example is the only coin known with this heavy rim break. Students of early gold coinage are continuing the search for a second example. For many years this coin served as the plate coin in Wayte Raymond’s Standard Catalogue of United States Coins.

Provenance:

From Stack's sale of the Alto Collection, December 1970, Lot 60.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

"Obverse: CUD at LIB! Reverse: That of 1805A."