Heritage World Coin Auctions
ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Early Half Eagles
1800 $5 BD-2, High R.3, MS62 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State c/d. Cracks connect IB in LIBERTY and the right wingtip to the rim. Five 1800 die varieties have been identified, but only four of them are collectible. The first Pointed 1 variant is essentially unobtainable with four to six coins extant. BD-2 represents the first use of this Blunt 1 obverse. It was later paired with three more reverses after this one failed. John Dannreuther provides a survival estimate of 175 to 250 BD-2 half eagles. This light green-gold MS62 coin has reflective, minimally marked fields with semiprooflike contrast. The devices are fully struck with raised stars and well-delineated curls and feathers (wing, neck, and tail). A terrific Uncirculated early half eagle.
HID02901242017
1800 $5 BD-2, High R.3, MS62 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State c/d. Cracks connect IB in LIBERTY and the right wingtip to the rim. Five 1800 die varieties have been identified, but only four of them are collectible. The first Pointed 1 variant is essentially unobtainable with four to six coins extant. BD-2 represents the first use of this Blunt 1 obverse. It was later paired with three more reverses after this one failed. John Dannreuther provides a survival estimate of 175 to 250 BD-2 half eagles. This light green-gold MS62 coin has reflective, minimally marked fields with semiprooflike contrast. The devices are fully struck with raised stars and well-delineated curls and feathers (wing, neck, and tail). A terrific Uncirculated early half eagle.
HID02901242017