1802/1 $5 BD-8, High Overdate MS(PCGS#519889)

The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction The Dr. James A. Ferrendelli Collection

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

11074

等级

AU55

价格

79,657

详细说明

1802/1 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-8. Rarity-4. Die State c/b. High Overdate. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC. To view more detailed information on the collection click here Die Variety: BD-8. High Overdate, 2 touches bust, perfect T punch, last S over far right of cloud. Die State: c/b. Obverse clashed through date. Reverse clashed, lapped, and cracked at UNI. Estimated mintage for the variety: 10,000 to 15,000 coins. Estimated surviving population: 150 to 200 coins. Strike: The strike is sharp on both the obverse and reverse, with full breast feathers on the eagle and a bold shield. One minor area of striking softness is noted on the arrows and claw, this being typical. Surfaces: Handsome surface quality and abundant eye appeal with greenish-gold on both sides and residual luster in the protected areas. The reverse is equally nice, as the complex nature of the devices absorbs and deflects normal handling nicks, keeping the fields of this particular specimen appealing and reflective. Commentary: This is the most available variety with the high overdate details, and also for the year itself. The dies failed gradually and provide an interesting progression which offers an advanced course in die deterioration through the usual events of clashing, cracking, and lapping, and finally in the forming of an edge cud on the reverse. Q. David Bowers: The prominent overdate and the above-mentioned die details add interest to an already desirable coin. From the Dr. James A. Ferrendelli Collection Provenance: From the Dr. James A. Ferrendelli Collection. Earlier from Heritage's sale of August 2011, lot 7510. PCGS# 8083. NGC ID: 25NX.