This is the second variety of 1798 quarter eagle coined, featuring a widely spaced date in comparison with the other variety, HBCC-3005, and five berries in the branch on the reverse. This reverse die was also used to produce certain varieties of dimes from the same era. Dimes and quarter eagles were closely similar in diameter-thus single reverse dies could, and did, serve double-duty.
For many years, Walter Breen considered this to be the rarer of the two 1798 die varieties. Later research shows that this variety is actually slightly more common. Approximately 80 examples are known.

Purchased 12/12/1974 from Stacks.

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