1832 $5 13 Stars MS (PCGS#8156)
August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 7674
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 550,940
- 详细说明
- 1832 Capped Head Left Half Eagle. Miller-164, HBCC-3161, BD-1. Rarity-5. 13 Stars. MS-62 (PCGS). CAC. Handsome orange-gold color throughout and boldly struck for this rare issue. The fields retain a degree of reflectivity, while the devices are satiny with frost. Excellent surface quality too, as the fields and Liberty's broad cheek show minimal handling evidence, although trace hairlines move too and fro in various directions when carefully examined within the delicate field surface. The fourth obverse star is boldly repunched. Although a mere 40 to 50 of these are known today, there is actually a second variety known of this date, although that variety is represented by only 5-6 pieces, with a standout difference as the obverse shows just 12 stars. The coiner lost count when engraving that die, and simply left one out! Compared with the half eagles struck prior to 1829, these Capped Bust, Small Sized type coins were issued until 1834, it is noteworthy that the lettering is unusual in its size. Notice the letters that form LIBERTY on the headband, they are broad and thick, scarcely fitting below the cap, this in comparison to the date which is dainty and quite small by comparison. On the reverse the lettering in the scroll is also quite large when compared with the half dollar of this period, yet the surrounding legend of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA seems to use tiny letters by comparison to the Motto below. Nevertheless, this is how these rare pieces were coined, and their rarity is legendary today. Finding an eye appealing example like the present coin can take years, as so few are offered in any grade. Certain to be a highlight in an advanced collection.<br /> <br /> <strong>Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers<br /> </strong>Here is another focal point, a landmark in our Rarities Night sale. The 1832 half eagles were meant for export, with very few kept domestically. However, it should be mentioned that Senator Thomas Hart Benton, nicknamed “Old Bullion
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