1810 $5 BD-4 MS(PCGS#507598)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4097

Grade

AU50

Price

5,520

Lot Description

1810 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle. BD-4. Rarity-2. Large Date, Large 5. AU-50 (NGC). Glints of satin luster persist in the protected areas around the peripheral devices of this handsome olive-gold example. A few blushes of faint rose iridescence on the obverse add further appeal. The BD-4 attribution corresponds to the Large Date, Large 5 Guide Bookvariety of the 1810 half eagle. This is the most readily obtainable of the four known die marriages of the date and, given that it is also a plentiful variety by Capped Bust left five-dollar gold standards, this lightly circulated AU holds particular appeal for type purposes. Provenance: From the Blue Ridge Mountains Portfolio. PCGS# 8108. NGC ID: BFXP. Click here for certification details from NGC.