1800 $5 MS(PCGS#8082)

1800 $5 MS (PCGS#8082)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Lot Description: BD Die State d/c. A visually engaging piece with semi-reflective fields supporting frosty, boldly rendered motifs. The color is exquisite, vivid honey-gold with a tinge of pale pinkish iridescence. No adjustment marks are seen, and there are also no singularly mentionable handling marks or other post-production blemishes. This is a thoroughly PQ coin for the assigned grade, and a beautiful Capped Bust Right half eagle irrespective of date or die pairing.<p>The Blunt 1 variety of the 1800-dated half eagle was produced with a single obverse die but four different reverse dies. Mintage figures are not precise for this issue. It is believed that somewhere between 15,000 and 30,000 half eagles were struck bearing the 1800 date. Of these, approximately 5,000 to 7,500 were produced using the BD-4 die pair. Even though the extensive meltings of the 1820s and 1830s thinned out the numbers dramatically, this is one of the more available of the early Capped Bust Right half eagles and is sometimes regarded as a type coin, although by no definition can early U.S. gold coinage be considered common. In fact, no more than 175 examples are thought extant for this variety, and premium Mint State examples such as this enjoy particularly strong demand among knowledgeable collectors. We expect keen interest in this lovely example.