1803/2 $5 MS(PCGS#8084)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2352

Grade

AU55

Price

10,200

Lot Description

A boldly to sharply defined example that retains ample frosty luster to vivid golden-olive and pale pinkish-rose surfaces. Both sides are free of sizeable handling marks, and there is also no sign of adjustment. With detail that is crisp at the assigned grade level, this is a lovely Choice AU early half eagle. BD Die State c/c.<p>BD-4 is the only variety of the 1803-dated half eagle issue with the letter T in LIBERTY from a perfect punch. Interestingly, the two obverse dies used to produce the four known varieties of this issue are overdates. Roughly equal in scarcity to BD-1 and BD-2, BD-4 is relatively obtainable by early half eagle standards and is often used to represent the Capped Bust, Heraldic Eagle design in advanced gold type sets.