1813 $5 MS(PCGS#8116)

1813 $5 MS (PCGS#8116)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: Eagerly Sought 1813 Half Eagle 1813 Capped Head Left Half Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-2. MS-62 (NGC). Vivid golden-yellow surfaces are sharply struck with lively satin to softly frosted luster. Uncommonly attractive at the BU grade level, this coin will endear itself to Mint State type collectors seeking an example of this challenging early half eagle design. BD Die State b/b. As a series, the Capped Head Left half eagles struck from 1813 to 1834 are among the most elusive in all of U.S. numismatics. Most examples are from the first year, 1813, having been set aside by the contemporary public due to the novelty of the design. Most other issues and varieties are rare, if not noncollectable, since rising gold prices resulted in the wholesale destruction of pre-1834 U.S. gold coins through the mid 1830s. The present example represents the BD-1 die pairing, the more frequently encountered of the two known for this issue. It is identifiable by the reverse die, since both varieties share the same obverse. For BD-1, the left side of the first letter S in STATES is centered over the letter E in the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. PCGS# 8116. NGC ID: 25PM. Click here for certification details from NGC.