1796/5 $5 BD-1 MS(PCGS#519862)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1259

等级

VG10

价格

164,194

详细说明

Desirable 1796/5 Half Eagle A Scarce Issue 1796/5 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4+. VG-10 (PCGS). More affordable, yet technically sound quality for this scarce and challenging early gold design type. This is a handsome coin for the grade, both sides warmly patinated in golden-olive with a blush of pale rose at the upper reverse border. The strike is nicely centered on the planchet, the borders uniformly denticulated around devices that retain full outline definition. Wispy handling marks are commensurate with the assigned grade and, with the basic design fully appreciable, we anticipate keen interest in this coin among advanced gold type collectors who recognize the sharp price increase that the Capped Bust Right, Small Eagle five-dollar series experiences as one progresses up the numismatic grading scale. BD Die State a/b. The second date in the United States Mint's premier half eagle series, the 1796 was produced using a single die marriage, the obverse a 1796/5 overdate. Federal records indicate that 6,196 half eagles were struck during calendar year 1796, although John W. Dannreuther (2006) estimates that only 1,057 to 2,000 coins were produced from the 1796-dated die pairing. Survivors are thought to number just 80 to 100 pieces in all grades (again, per Dannreuther), and they enjoy strong collector demand at all levels of preservation. Provenance: From Heritage's Long Beach Signature Auction of June 2015, lot 4233. Lot tag included. PCGS# 8067. NGC ID: BFWU. Click here for certification details from PCGS.