Comments on: Draped Bust Small Eagle Quarter, 1796 http://www.coinlink.com/CoinGuide/us-type-coins/draped-bust-small-eagle-quarter-1796/ On-line Encyclopedia of US Coins and Rare Coin Collecting Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:12:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.coinlink.com/CoinGuide/us-type-coins/draped-bust-small-eagle-quarter-1796/comment-page-1/#comment-13532 Steve Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:19:36 +0000 http://www.coinlink.com/CoinGuide/us-type-coins/draped-bust-small-eagle-quarter-1796/#comment-13532 Peter, The shattered die found on the B-2 (Obverse 2), was struck prior to the obverse that was used for the B-1 (Obverse 1). Even with that being said, there is no way of determining exactly when this die broke up and on what day these coins were struck or what delivery warrant contained them. However, I postulated in my recent book that it is most likely that the last of the B-2 (which includes the shattered obverse), were struck and delivered with delivery warrant #63 on 5/27/1796. At this time that is the best guess we have, as the early mint did not record individual die use at this time period. If you have any other questions or have an interest in my book, please feel free to go to my web site for more info. www.earlyusquarters.com Steve Peter, The shattered die found on the B-2 (Obverse 2), was struck prior to the obverse that was used for the B-1 (Obverse 1). Even with that being said, there is no way of determining exactly when this die broke up and on what day these coins were struck or what delivery warrant contained them.

However, I postulated in my recent book that it is most likely that the last of the B-2 (which includes the shattered obverse), were struck and delivered with delivery warrant #63 on 5/27/1796. At this time that is the best guess we have, as the early mint did not record individual die use at this time period.

If you have any other questions or have an interest in my book, please feel free to go to my web site for more info. http://www.earlyusquarters.com

Steve

]]> By: Peter http://www.coinlink.com/CoinGuide/us-type-coins/draped-bust-small-eagle-quarter-1796/comment-page-1/#comment-7247 Peter Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:53:12 +0000 http://www.coinlink.com/CoinGuide/us-type-coins/draped-bust-small-eagle-quarter-1796/#comment-7247 I have often wondered when the "shattered obverse die" of the 1796 quarter was struck ? Since the coin was only struck 4 different days, would it have to have been in Feb. 1797, or was the obverse die replaced after the die break was created, and was it replaced because of the die break ? The shattered obverse die is mentioned in several books that talk about the 1796 quarter, but information about that particular die is hard to find. It seems to be a very scarce "variety", if that is a proper term, and is not seen very often. I have often wondered when the “shattered obverse die” of the 1796 quarter was struck ? Since the coin was only struck 4 different days, would it have to have been in Feb. 1797, or was the obverse die replaced after the die break was created, and was it replaced because of the die break ? The shattered obverse die is mentioned in several books that talk about the 1796 quarter, but information about that particular die is hard to find. It seems to be a very scarce “variety”, if that is a proper term, and is not seen very often.

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