1832 Capped Bust Quarter. B-2. Rarity-2. MS-65 (NGC).This is a magnificent representative of both the Browning-2 dies and the overall 1832 issue. The patina is delightfully original and undisturbed by friction. Olive-gold shades dominate the complexion and reveal splashes of teal and powder-blue under a light source. The strike is impressive across all regions and a uniform satiny luster blankets both sides. The 1832 Capped Bust quarter boasts a mintage of 320,000 pieces struck by only two known die pairs. It is estimated that fewer than 50 examples survive across all Mint State grades. Of the two varieties, Browing-2 is slightly more common and is readily attributed by the short arrowheads on the reverse. Tompkins (2008) and Rea-Koenings-Haroutunian (2010) both list the Eliasberg specimen at the top of the census, which brought $52,875 in our May 2015 sale of the Pogue Collection graded MS-65 (PCGS). The Pogue sale also included a second 1832 B-2 graded MS-65 (PCGS), which comments on the truly superior quality of that cabinet. The present example is tied with these two historic examples and represents an important opportunity for specialists. No coins from these dies have been certified finer by NGC or PCGS. A single MS-65+ (PCGS) Browing-1 ranks as the finest certified from the overall issue.PCGS# 38988. NGC ID: 23RX.
