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FUN Signature US Coin Sale 1251 4-6 & 8-9 Jan 2017
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Early Half Eagles
1809/8 $5 BD-1, High R.3, MS60 PCGS. Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/b, with cracks through the obverse stars and clash marks on the reverse. BD-1 was the only known die pair used to strike an estimated 20,000 to 33,875 half eagles with the 1809 date. All examples feature a repunched 9, though there is some debate as to whether the underdigit is an 8 or remnants of a misplaced 9. The Bass-Dannreuther reference notes: This issue is the scarcest date of this type, although there are several varieties of other years that are more difficult to locate ..." An estimated 250 to 325 1809/8 half eagles are extant, about half of them in Mint State.
This Uncirculated representative exhibits strong strike definition over the stars, curls, and the eagle. Light, frosty mint luster mixes mainly with wheat-gold color, though blushes of sun-gold appear around the reverse border areas. Chatter in the fields is minor for the assigned grade. Housed in a first generation holder.
From The Hutchinson Collection.
1809/8 $5 BD-1, High R.3, MS60 PCGS. Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/b, with cracks through the obverse stars and clash marks on the reverse. BD-1 was the only known die pair used to strike an estimated 20,000 to 33,875 half eagles with the 1809 date. All examples feature a repunched 9, though there is some debate as to whether the underdigit is an 8 or remnants of a misplaced 9. The Bass-Dannreuther reference notes: This issue is the scarcest date of this type, although there are several varieties of other years that are more difficult to locate ..." An estimated 250 to 325 1809/8 half eagles are extant, about half of them in Mint State.
This Uncirculated representative exhibits strong strike definition over the stars, curls, and the eagle. Light, frosty mint luster mixes mainly with wheat-gold color, though blushes of sun-gold appear around the reverse border areas. Chatter in the fields is minor for the assigned grade. Housed in a first generation holder.
From The Hutchinson Collection.