1798 $5 BD-4, Large Eagle, Large 8 MS(PCGS#507324)

February 2006 Pre-Long Beach Auction #34

Commissaire-priseur

Goldberg Auctioneers

Numéro du lot

1060

Grade

MS-62

Prix

33 350

Description du lot

Breen 1-B, Miller-25, Rarity-3. Same obverse die used for the 1798 Small Eagle, with a heavy guide line below the date (often mistaken for a die break). This is one of the more commonly seen 18th century Half Eagles, yet this coin is unusually fine in condition with deep mint luster beneath tinges of delicate original patina. The reverse appears to be struck from an middle state of the dies, as two the prominent die crack seen later on the eagle's neck do not show although the rim shows die crumbling above ATES OF. Pop 2; 3 in 63.(PCGS # 8078) </B>. <BR>Estimated Value $25,000 - 28,000.