This obverse die has been described as an 1802 over 1 overdate for at least the past 60 years and continues to be listed as such today. It is now believed by some that this is not actually an overdate. Two fine die lines may be seen within the digit 2; however, these die lines do not provide sufficient evidence to describe this as an overdate.
This die variety meets the requirements of two different varieties described by Walter Breen in a study of quarter eagles he prepared in the 1960s. Breen's variety numbers 1 and 3 are identical.

Purchased 11/27/1972 from Abner Kreisberg.

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