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CSNS Signature US Coin Sale 1254 26-28 Apr 2017
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Early Half Eagles
1824 $5 BD-1, High R.5, AU55 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State a/b. The Bass-Dannreuther reference underscores the underappreciated status of the 1824 half eagle, estimating that just 30 to 40 pieces are known (CoinFacts suggests fewer than 35 examples survive). Even so, the number of scarce-to-rare half eagle dates and varieties that surround it obscure its challenge. The 1824 is clearly much scarcer than the 1823 -- in fact, more than twice as scarce as that date. We last sold an 1824 in 2014.
This Choice About Uncirculated example is ideal for the grade. Orange-gold surfaces retain glimpses of lemon-yellow and reddish-gold luster with olive-gold overtones. The natural patina is minimizes the few light marks from circulation that appear under a loupe. Strong definition remains across the motifs with just a bit of high point wear. The 1824 five marks the final use of the stalwart reverse die, which struck half eagle varieties from five years (1820 to 1824), including the ultra-rare 1822. Census: 1 in 55, 13 finer (2/17).
From The Hutchinson Collection, Part II.
HID02901242017
1824 $5 BD-1, High R.5, AU55 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State a/b. The Bass-Dannreuther reference underscores the underappreciated status of the 1824 half eagle, estimating that just 30 to 40 pieces are known (CoinFacts suggests fewer than 35 examples survive). Even so, the number of scarce-to-rare half eagle dates and varieties that surround it obscure its challenge. The 1824 is clearly much scarcer than the 1823 -- in fact, more than twice as scarce as that date. We last sold an 1824 in 2014.
This Choice About Uncirculated example is ideal for the grade. Orange-gold surfaces retain glimpses of lemon-yellow and reddish-gold luster with olive-gold overtones. The natural patina is minimizes the few light marks from circulation that appear under a loupe. Strong definition remains across the motifs with just a bit of high point wear. The 1824 five marks the final use of the stalwart reverse die, which struck half eagle varieties from five years (1820 to 1824), including the ultra-rare 1822. Census: 1 in 55, 13 finer (2/17).
From The Hutchinson Collection, Part II.
HID02901242017