1798 $5 BD-4, Large Eagle, Large 8 MS(PCGS#507324)

February 2006 Pre-Long Beach Auction #34

Auctioneer

Goldberg Auctioneers

Lot Number

1060

Grade

MS-62

Price

33,350

Lot Description

Breen 1-B, Miller-25, Rarity-3. Same obverse die used for the 1798 Small Eagle, with a heavy guide line below the date (often mistaken for a die break). This is one of the more commonly seen 18th century Half Eagles, yet this coin is unusually fine in condition with deep mint luster beneath tinges of delicate original patina. The reverse appears to be struck from an middle state of the dies, as two the prominent die crack seen later on the eagle's neck do not show although the rim shows die crumbling above ATES OF. Pop 2; 3 in 63.(PCGS # 8078) </B>. <BR>Estimated Value $25,000 - 28,000.