$49,920.00 USD
– SOLDEx: "Col." E.H.R. Green. The Philadelphia Mint produced 127,444 quarters in 1820 from five die marriages. Although the B-2 die pair is the most plentiful of the year, only about a dozen Mint State examples survive, and this example is easily approaches the finest of those pieces. This is a gorgeous Gem that is the Browning plate coin, and it is also plated in Early Quarter Dollars of the United States Mint. PCGS has only certified two finer 1820 B-2 quarters. This boldly defined Capped Bust quarter exhibits steel-blue and gray patina with reddish-gold highlights. The reverse is similar with light to medium silver-gray patina within peripheral gold and blue toning. The obverse fields are reflective beneath the splendid, original patina reminiscent of Norweb's "one-sided proof," while the reverse is frosty and pristine. This delightful example exhibits perfect dies as do all survivors, with diagnostic die lines connecting the olive leaf to the dentils.
Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate; From The Benedict Family Collection
