1831 25C Small Letters MS(PCGS#5348)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

8164

Grade

MS64

Prix

7 800

Description du lot

Tompkins Die Stage 2/3, Rea et al. Die State P. Lustrous and smartly impressed, this attractive Choice Mint State example is further enhanced by richly original toning in pewter-gray, deep russet and traces of sea-blue. <p>To prepare the quarter for close collar production, Chief Engraver William Kneass modified John Reich's Capped Bust design to allow it to fit onto smaller planchets of uniform diameter. Kneass refined the portrait and eagle, removed the scroll upon which the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM had been inscribed, and added a raised border around both sides. This type has since become known to numismatists as the Reduced Diameter, Reduced Size or, more informally, Small Size Capped Bust quarter. It was produced from 1831 through early 1838. The first examples produced in 1831 display small letters in the reverse legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, with all subsequent deliveries displaying large letters. The more frequently encountered die marriages of the 1831 are extremely popular with type collectors, especially those of the one year Small Letters design. <p>Collectors who demand above average quality and strong eye appeal will definitely find much to admire in this premium quality MS-64 example.