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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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Early Half Eagles
1802/1 $5 BD-8, R.4, AU58 PCGS Secure. Bass-Dannreuther Die State c/b. A substantial mintage of 53,176 Capped Bust Right half eagles was accomplished in 1802, all struck from overdated dies leftover from 1801. Eight die varieties are known for the date, with this coin representing the BD-8 variety, with the 2 touching the bust, perfect T's, and the last S of STATES over the far right of a cloud. This was the only use of the reverse die, but the obverse was used previously to strike the BD-6 and BD-7 varieties of this date. The BD-8 has a surviving population of 150-200 examples in all grades and probably accounted for 10,000-15,000 pieces of the reported mintage.
The present coin is an impressive near-Mint specimen, with just a trace of wear on the strongly impressed design elements. Both sides show dramatic clash marks and a thin die crack travels through the letters UNI in UNITED. The lustrous orange-gold surfaces exhibit a few traces of prooflike reflectivity in protected areas and only minor abrasions are present.
HID02901242017
1802/1 $5 BD-8, R.4, AU58 PCGS Secure. Bass-Dannreuther Die State c/b. A substantial mintage of 53,176 Capped Bust Right half eagles was accomplished in 1802, all struck from overdated dies leftover from 1801. Eight die varieties are known for the date, with this coin representing the BD-8 variety, with the 2 touching the bust, perfect T's, and the last S of STATES over the far right of a cloud. This was the only use of the reverse die, but the obverse was used previously to strike the BD-6 and BD-7 varieties of this date. The BD-8 has a surviving population of 150-200 examples in all grades and probably accounted for 10,000-15,000 pieces of the reported mintage.
The present coin is an impressive near-Mint specimen, with just a trace of wear on the strongly impressed design elements. Both sides show dramatic clash marks and a thin die crack travels through the letters UNI in UNITED. The lustrous orange-gold surfaces exhibit a few traces of prooflike reflectivity in protected areas and only minor abrasions are present.
HID02901242017