1804 $5 Small 8 over Large 8 MS(PCGS#8086)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6275

Grade

VF20

Price

5,760

Lot Description

BD-7 represents the final use of this readily identifiable obverse die, which is a dramatically repunched date. It is the most available die marriage of the 1804-dated half eagle issue, although with only 100 to 150 coins believed extant in all grades BD-7 is scarce in an absolute sense. The present more affordable example in bold olive-gold VF holds particular appeal for circulated type collectors. This is a certified grade not often seen for pre-1834 U.S. Mint gold, which brings the word "opportunity" to the fore.