1806 $5 BD-1, Pointed 6 MS(PCGS#45621)

The Regency Auction 50

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

218

等级

MS62

价格

179,563

详细说明

FROM THE NAPLES COLLECTION, PART II A glorious Mint State BD-1, a scarce Rarity-4 die pairing of which perhaps 100-150 are known in all grades. This is a coin that is wonderfully preserved for the assigned grade, and in the past would have been classified as CHOICE Brilliant Uncirculated before the days of third party numeric grading. Vibrant, brilliant yellow gold surfaces gleam with copious amounts of satiny mint frost on both sides. The fields show some minor abrasions primarily in the field behind Liberty's head, but these are obscured by the wonderful originality of the surfaces, only visible at certain angles. A careful inspection with a strong glass reveals some small toning dots on the reverse and some minor planchet adjustment marks on the central obverse. All this is mentioned for full disclosure, but they have a negligible impact on the outstanding visual allure of this early five. While the Pointed 6 punch was used on 4 different obverse dies used to produce 5 different die marriages, they are very scarce in comparison to the Knobbed 6 variety. Of the five different Pointed 6 die pairs, BD-1 is the most available, the other four are R-5+ or R-7. PCGS 12, NGC 10, CAC 2. The current CAC CPG value is listed at $25,100 and this coin was the most recent to sell in auction when it realized $22,800 in March 2019. There are fewer than 20 graded higher at PCGS, with most being clustered in MS63. This is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a PCGS-graded, CAC-approved Mint State example of this early half eagle Red Book variety. Good luck. Cert. Number 36811879 PCGS # 8090