1800 $5 BD-4 MS(PCGS#45594)

The May 2013 ANA National Money Show

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

1295

Grade

MS64

Prix

79 313

Description du lot

1800 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-4. Rarity-4. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC. This <em>Condition Census </em>early half eagle is a pleasure to behold. The frosty deep yellow-gold surfaces exhibit pale olive and faint peach iridescence throughout, and the devices are reasonably sharp for the design type. Marks of any great measure are absent from the equation though we must note some light planchet adjustment marks on the reverse, as struck, at S OF and the central&nbsp;point of the shield. The obverse displays a Blunt 1 in the date while the reverse displays a broadly repunched M in AMERICA. As noted in the Bass-Dannreuther reference: "The obviously recut M makes this one of the easiest varieties to identify." Struck from noticeably clashed dies. From Bass-Dannreuther's <em>Obverse State d, "</em>reclashed," and <em>Reverse State b, "</em>now clashed;" a&nbsp;rim cud above NIT on the reverse is seen in later states. Whether a world-class gold type set or an advanced early half collection is your goal, the present coin would enhance either endeavor. We suspect the specialists will be out in droves to corral this exceptional early half eagle, so please bid accordingly.