1807 $5 Capped Bust MS(PCGS#8101)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

22190

Grade

MS61

Prix

13 200

Description du lot

BD Die State c/a. Sharply struck with softly frosted luster, this lovely Mint State half eagle is a particularly nice representative of a popular first-year issue in the early gold series. Bathed in bright golden-olive color, the surfaces are remarkably smooth and well composed for the assigned grade. In fact, we note only minimal signs of numismatic handling and related muting of the luster precluding a higher Mint State rating. Highly attractive and sure to sell for a solid bid. The year 1807 was one of transition, with John Reich's Capped Bust Left design selected for its first use on the half eagles and half dollars. Reich produced some of the most beloved of all American coins but in 1817 he resigned and retired to Albany, New York. An estimated 50,000 of Reich's new half eagles were struck, from only two die pairs. The BD-8 marriage, by far the more available of these two die marriages, is differentiated by the letter O in OF centered above the letter U in UNUM on the ribbon, along with the outermost leaf close to the letter U in UNITED. Popular with both early gold specialists and type collectors, attractive Mint State examples of this variety are long on desirability and short on supply. Expect lively bidding.