Classic Half Eagles
1834 $5 Plain 4 MS61 NGC. Second Head, Breen-6502, McCloskey 4-C, R.2. A scarcer die variety with a Block 8 in the date and the 4 positioned very close to the bust. A sun-gold first-year gold type coin with pleasing sharpness and substantial luminous luster. A loupe reveals hair-thin marks at the base of the nose and a subdued abrasion beneath OF.
Ex: Baltimore ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2008), lot 2973; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2012), lot 6328.
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