1795 $5 BD-7, Small Eagle MS(PCGS#519856)

1795 $5 BD-7, Small Eagle MS (PCGS#519856)

The New York Connoisseur's Collection

详细说明: 1795 BD-7. Breen 5-E. Rarity-7. Small Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). A highly elusive variety from the first year of half eagle production. Lustrous medium yellow gold with abundant remaining reflective character, particularly on the reverse. A lovely example, showing no more than the usual assortment of light contact marks. A tiny nick is noted between IB of LIBERTY, thin scratch over the left wing, some vestiges of adjustment marks above star 10 and in the low spot at absolute central obverse. Well detailed, typically struck for one of these. Excellent visual appeal for the assigned grade. An interesting die variety, struck from an obverse die with a boldly recut 5 in the date that was later used to produce a very rare 1795 Heraldic Eagle variety in 1797. The specimen retained in the Bass core collection was the only example Harry Bass owned, despite the presence of a few rim flaws and other light imperfections. John Dannreuther calls this marriage Rarity-6+ in his upcoming book, composed using his own extensive knowledge and research along with Bass's notes, but his note that "about a dozen are known" places this right on the line between Rarity-7 and Rarity-6+. It remains one of the most elusive varieties of this first half eagle issue, giving this coin importance above and beyond that of a normal 1795 $5 in choice AU. Provenance: From the Allison Park Collection.