We have a number of contributions this week.
George Polizio and Denis Loring wrote about 1818 B-8
quarters:
George Polizio wrote:
If one was to look at a few 1818 B8 quarters they will see
this scratch is on all of them.
George
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And Denis Loring wrote:
I'm always reluctant to disagree with the esteemed JD, but
here I have to. I have four 1818 B8's, and all four show the crack from
star 9 to the rim. I think it's simply been overlooked until now.
Denis Loring
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Rory Rea also wrote about a bust quarter:
There was one very pleasant surprise in the Heritage
Newman auction concerning those beloved Large size capped bust quarters. It was
actually brought to my attention by an experienced quarter expert that lot #33167
1821 B-4 NGC MS-63 went quietly unnoticed and sold for an excellent price.
I will add
this particular coin was not included during our (W. David Perkins an I) Newman
photo visit back in 2007 and therefore we were not able to verify its
provenance. As it turns out this example is has already been verified and is
definitely one of Ard Browning's long lost original 1925 plate coins!
Congratulations to the lucky buyer. It sure pays to do your research.
Rory Rea
Editor: I have
provided a link to the coin here (you may have to log in to HA.com to see the
price paid and to view large images): http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1190&lotNo=33167
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And to continue on the bust quarter theme, even if just
tangentially, bust quarter collector Nathan Markowitz wrote to us about the
upcoming EAC-JRCS show:
Please consider giving a presentation at the 2014 EAC
Convention in Colorado Springs, Colorado
the weekend of May 1-4, 2013.
A broad range of topics can be considered so please share your enthusiasm
and expertise with other expert collectors at the show in sunny (snowy?)
Colorado next May. Contact me at cascades1787(at)yahoo.com as soon as
possible if you wish to participate.
Nathan
