| Minor scratches especially in the reverse field above the eagle. Very light gray surfaces. A small rim bruise is present at 3:00. A scarce variety according to the Breen update and also the JRCS Census. It is interesting to note that more examples of this die marriage were recorded in the Census than of either so-called common variety. Neither obverse or reverse were used for any other contemporary varieties. This reverse die was used many years later to produce the 1827 Proof Restrike quarter dollars probably circa 1860. The obverse is cracked through the outer points of stars 2 through 7. A faint crack connects digits 18. The reverse has a crack from border through right serif of U, almost reaching the eagle's wing. The reverse dies of 1819 B-1 and B-2 are clearly different, however, have almost identical die cracks from the border through U of UNITED. On Browning-1, this crack begins from the border between two dentils while on B-2 the crack starts from the center of a dentil. |
