1795 $5 Small Eagle MS(PCGS#8066)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3128

等级

AU53

价格

290,377

详细说明

A Remarkable Fourth AU 1795 Small Eagle $5 1795 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. Small Eagle. BD-10. Rarity-5. AU-53 (PCGS). A handsome AU example of this eagerly sought first year half eagle issue. Pretty olive-gold and reddish-apricot blend over surfaces that display delicate silvery overtones under a light. Considerable reflectivity from the original finish remains in the fields, the design elements boldly rendered apart from a touch of characteristic softness through the centers. Wispy hairlines are noted for accuracy, but in the absence of sizable marks the eye appeal is strong for a lightly circulated Small Eagle five. BD Die State c/b. The BD-10 variety offered here is among the scarcer of the 12 known die marriages of the 1795 Small Eagle $5. Only about 750 to 1,250 coins are believed to have been struck using this die pair, and the mass meltings of gold coins that occurred in the 1820s and 1830s certainly took their toll. John W. Dannreuther (2006) accounts for just 40 to 50 survivors in all grades, and this is one of our few offerings for the variety in recent decades. It is a well produced, nicely preserved and aesthetically pleasing About Uncirculated coin that is decidedly scarce in this grade. With strong demand from early gold enthusiasts and high grade type collectors, this coin is sure to see spirited bidding at auction. This variety represents the only use of this reverse die, which is readily identifiable by repunching to the base of the second letter T in STATES. Harry W. Bass, Jr. owned two examples of this variety, both in BD Die State c/b with a crack through the final letter A in AMERICA and a break in the denticles outside the letter I in UNITED. Whether these breaks were sufficient to force Mint personnel to retire this die is unknown, although to date no coins in a later reverse die state have been confirmed. PCGS# 8066. NGC ID: 25ND. Click here for certification details from PCGS.