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

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

The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale

Lot Description: 1800 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-4, HBCC-3071, Miller-43. Rarity-5. AU-55 (PCGS). Handsome orange-khaki color to both sides, the surfaces lightly worn yet still retaining ample remnants of a modestly semi-prooflike finish. A bold-to-sharp strike and freedom from singularly distracting abrasions further enhance the desirability of this scarce early Half Eagle for advanced gold type purposes. There are two prominent die cuds (as struck) at the reverse rim, one above the letters NITE in UNITED and the other above the letters STA in STATES. These features confirm the terminal state of the reverse die, which made its only appearance in the Bust Right Half Eagle series as part of the 1800 BD-4 marriage.