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This piece combines the high date variety quarter eagle obverse from J189/P226 combined with the reverse used on J149/P178. It is unclear if this is really a pattern design or a fantasy muling.
It is unknown if any of these were made using the low date obverse die. To view both dies, click here.
At least a half dozen are known as follows: To see images of all of these, click here.
1) Byron Reed-Durham Museum - ICG64
2) RARCOA 4/76, Sieck-B/R 7/81 ANA, J. Reiver, ANR 3/04, Simpson-Heritage 2/21, Rick Snow 2024 inventory – PCGS66
3) Stacks 3/73, Stacks 5/92, Superior 11/04, ANR 3/05, B/M 7/05, Goldberg 9/05, Superior 11/05, StacksBowers 8/12 ANA, Heritage 1/13 – PCGS65, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge
4) Lauder-Doyle Galleries 12/83, ANR 12/04, ANR 7/05, ANR 1/06, Stacks 11/06, Heritage 7/04, Heritage 8/07 as PCGS65, Heritage 11/07, Heritage 2/25 – PCGS66
5) Heritage 4/19 as NGC64, Heritage 10/19 – PCGS63
6) Ivy 8/80 ANA as proof 65, Heritage 3/88 as proof 64, spot by star 6 and near 1 in date visible on both images
Dr Judd's and Lohr's are unidentified.
4 obverse die trials JA1857-3/P3140, struck in white metal are also known.
Photo courtesy of Superior.
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