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1850 $5 Moffat & Co. Five Dollar, Small Eagle, MS61 NGC. "K-7b," R.4. A Small Eagle variant of K-7a. The reverse die is similar, but the berry is directly centered above the I in FIVE, unlike the Kagin-7a plate. This attractive privately coined half eagle has noticeable remaining luster, and the borders display glimpses of tan-russet toning. Aside from softness on the vertical shield stripes, which are opposite the high shelf of hair above the ear, the strike is as bold as the crude dies allow. Moffat & Co. was an early and respected West Coast private coiner, and their facilities were used by U.S. Assayer Augustus Humbert and later, by the U.S. Assay Office of Gold. Listed on page 391 of the 2017 Guide Book. Census (all varieties included): 6 in 61, 11 finer (11/16).
Ex: Denver Signature (Heritage, 8/2006), lot 5778.
1850 $5 Moffat & Co. Five Dollar, Small Eagle, MS61 NGC. "K-7b," R.4. A Small Eagle variant of K-7a. The reverse die is similar, but the berry is directly centered above the I in FIVE, unlike the Kagin-7a plate. This attractive privately coined half eagle has noticeable remaining luster, and the borders display glimpses of tan-russet toning. Aside from softness on the vertical shield stripes, which are opposite the high shelf of hair above the ear, the strike is as bold as the crude dies allow. Moffat & Co. was an early and respected West Coast private coiner, and their facilities were used by U.S. Assayer Augustus Humbert and later, by the U.S. Assay Office of Gold. Listed on page 391 of the 2017 Guide Book. Census (all varieties included): 6 in 61, 11 finer (11/16).
Ex: Denver Signature (Heritage, 8/2006), lot 5778.