1809/8 $5 MS(PCGS#8104)

The September 2011 Philadelphia Americana Sale

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5926

Grade

MS62

Price

17,250

Lot Description

1809/8 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-3+. MS-62 (PCGS). Satiny and highly lustrous with inviting cartwheels on both sides, a quality not often surviving on coins of this vintage beyond the finest examples. Traces of rosy-orange toning are seen toward the obverse periphery and in protected areas of the reverse. Upon first inspection, this piece has excellent eye appeal suggestive of a finer grade, although there are a couple of noteworthy marks. Still, a sharply struck and very attractive piece for the grade.