1802/1 $5 BD-8, High Overdate MS(PCGS#519889)
1802/1 $5 BD-8, High Overdate MS (PCGS#519889)
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- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4475
- 等级
- MS64
- 价格
- 324,288
- 详细说明
- Fantastic Near-Gem Mint State 1802/1 Half Eagle One of the Finer Examples Known 1802/1 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-8. Rarity-4. MS-64 (PCGS). This exceptional half eagle shows full mint frost and ample luster in the fields. The color is uniform yellow-gold with no signs of toning. While there are a number of survivors of this date, only a handful can match the exceptional surfaces seen here. Especially notable are the separation of the curls on Liberty, the full star points, the rows of minute feathers on the eagle's breast, and the tiny leaf veins. Such details are seldom present on early gold coins, and confirm the high overall quality. Examination finds light adjustment marks on the obverse, but most are located in the dentils and do not affect the design. Middle die state with cracks through the reverse legends and light evidence of clashing. It is indeed curious that two obverse dies were engraved with the date 1801 but no half eagles dated 1801 were struck during that year. Rather than waste precious die steel, the engraver simply placed a 2 over the 1 and coinage commenced, with all 1802 half eagles showing evidence of the 1 under the 2. A similar miscalculation occurred in 1803, when two 1802 datedbut unused dies were changed to 1803/2 dies. Things finally straightened out in 1804, when no overdates were produced in the half eagle series. PCGS# 8083. PCGS Population: 24; 2 finer (Mint State-66 finest).