1834 Capped Bust Quarter. B-4. Rarity-1. MS-67 (NGC). OH. Simply put, the Finest Known 1834 Bust Quarter of them all, and, because it is the only Mint State 67 Quarter of any date between 1796 and 1838, it may also be the Finest Bust Quarter of them all!

Awe-Inspiring 1834 Browning-4 Quarter CC#1 in the Rea et al. and Tompkins Listings 1834 Capped Bust Quarter. B-4. Rarity-1. MS-67 (NGC). OH. A coin of profound beauty and immense importance, this is one of the two finest 1834 Browning-4 quarters known. When offered previously, it was cataloged, in part, as: Simply put, this is certainly the Finest Known 1834 Bust Quarter of them all, and, because it is the only Mint State 67 Quarter of any date between 1796 and 1838, it may also be the Finest Bust Quarter of them all! It maintained its status as the finest known 1834 quarter of any die marriage as late as 2010 (if not later), when it was the only MS-67 of the issue in the census listings published by Rory S. Rea, Dr. Glen Peterson, Bradley S. Karoleff and John J. Kovach Jr. that year in their reference Early Quarter Dollars of the United States Mint. Earlier, in 2008, it enjoyed the same unique ranking in Steve M. Tompkins' reference Early United States Quarters: 1796-1838. Beautifully toned, offered here with iridescent pinkish-gold and powder blue undertones to dominant pewter and olive-gray patina. Luster here is full and satiny with fields that glow as the surfaces dip into a light. Close inspection with a loupe reveals fine die polish lines (as made) on Liberty's portrait, but even under such close scrutiny one will find it difficult to discern a few extremely faint hairlines in the left and right obverse field areas that provide the only evidence for (extremely light) numismatic handling after this coin left the Mint. Appearing as pristine at virtually all viewing angles, we concur with the Superior cataloger's assessment from 1990 that this is the finest known 1834 quarter, and further believe that it still ranks high in the Condition Census for the Capped Bust quarter series in its entirety. NGC Census (all die marriages of the issue): 2; 0 finer. PCGS has yet to certify an example of this issue above the MS-66 level.