1818 Capped Bust Quarter. B-2. Rarity-1. MS-65 (NGC).，This boldly toned example reveals the most vivid colors when viewed with the aid of a strong, direct light source. Even casual in hand inspection is enough to confirm that the strike is sharp to full throughout and the surfaces overall smooth to readily uphold the validity of the impressive Gem grade from NGC. Satiny in finish with a pleasant appearance, the significance of this coin for high grade type purposes can hardly be overstated.<p>Browning-2 is the most plentiful of the 10 known die marriages of the 1818 quarter, and a number of Mint State examples are extant. The variety is most readily identifiable by repunching to star 13 on the obverse and a missing denticle outside the final letter A in AMERICA on the reverse. This NGC MS-65 is included on the list of top 10 examples of the die marriage in the 2010 reference <em>Early Quarter Dollars of the United States Mint</em> by Rea, Peterson, Karoleff and Kovach. Rare in an absolute sense, of course, the brevity and conditionally challenging nature of the Large Size Capped Bust quarter series of 1815 to 1828 further confirms the significance of this offering for advanced numismatists.，PCGS# 5322. NGC ID: 23RH.，NGC Census (all die marriages of the issue): 34; 17 finer (MS-67 * finest).，From the Catherine Bullowa Moore Collection. Earlier from Superiors Elite Coin Auction of July 2003, lot 1040; Heritages sale of the Melrose Bay Collection, July 2005, lot 5997.
