1976-D Washington Quarter--Obverse Die Cap--MS-67 (NGC). This beautiful Superb Gem obverse die cap was created when the planchet was fed into the press prior to another struck coin being ejected. Secondly, the newly fed planchet was struck, and adhered to the die for several subsequent strikes, sharpening the obverse impression and softening the brockage impression on the reverse. Well centered with the rim of the die cap even and approximately 3 mm to 4 mm in height. The reverse has a ghostly impression of the obverse design, incuse, that has been heavily spread out through the multiple subsequent strikes. Lustrous and satiny, with soft champagne toning. This piece is even more desirable for its date, the 1976 Bicentennial issue and thus a one year type. We had the pleasure of selling four different Bicentennial quarter errors in our March 2013 sale, and all were well received, which we expect will also be the case with the present example.
