1812 $5 MS(PCGS#8112)

1812 $5 MS (PCGS#8112)

The March 2013 Baltimore Auction

详细说明: 1812 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-3. Wide 5 D. MS-63 (NGC). This fully lustrous and Choice half eagle is not only rare at this grade level but is also visually appealing. The strike is sharp throughout and the surfaces remarkably well preserved for an early half eagle. Struck on a typical yellow-gold planchet which shows a dash of faint green in the alloy, as commonly seen on these. There are no apparent adjustments or distracting nicks on either side. One feature is quite interesting on the reverse where that die was damaged in some incident which left a gouge in the die along the left wing of the eagle continuing through the horizontal shield lines clear into the right wing--likely from a piece of metal which fell onto the die and was struck before it could be removed. This gouge appears well into the coinage of this variety, and is seen on several known examples, and is comparable to the "Spiked Chin" variety of the 1804 half cent. This feature adds considerable interest to the variety.