Superb satiny lustre with soft grayish brown toning and slightly reflective fields leading Walter Breen to call this coin a Proof. The surfaces are pristine without any imperfections. Stars 1 through 5 and star 7 are all flat without any detail visible while star 6 is sharp and complete. The stars on the right are sharp, the details in the bust are complete. The reverse is bold and sharp. Just 10 examples of this variety were listed in the JRCS quarter census. The second finest of those was just EF-45. The obverse die was also used for 1837 B-4. The reverse die was unique to this marriage.

Perfect dies.

Double struck, the eagle’s shield and head are partly visible on the left reverse rim from K6 to K10. The first strike was approximately 50% off-center at 7:00. Additional details of the original strike are visible on the left wing, letters in UNITED, and olive leaves. The desirability of this coin is, in part, quintessential and in part certainly subject to objective analysis:

1. It is an important and rare variety in any grade.

2. It is a spectacular MS-66 gem.

3. This specimen is very beautiful from an aesthetic viewpoint.

4. It is the finest known of its variety, and probably by a generous distance.

5. It is curiously double struck, lending interest and value.

1837 Browning-6 was not represented in the Logan Collection. This new variety was only recently discovered in the summer of 2000 by Brian Greer. The obverse of 1837 B-6 was also used for 1837 B-1. The reverse was not used for any other varieties.

From our sale of the Eliasberg Collection, April 1997, Lot 1417.