1813 $5 MS(PCGS#8116)

March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4148

等级

MS64+

价格

276,025

详细说明

Spectacular Near-Gem 1813 Half Eagle Just 2 Finer at PCGS 1813 Capped Head Left Half Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-2. MS-64+ (PCGS). An impressive scarcity from this popular first year of the challenging Capped Head Left half eagle series. Soft satin luster mingles with vibrant sunshine-yellow patina, the technical quality and eye appeal are equally strong. Sharply struck throughout the design, with carefully preserved surfaces that fully deserve the near-Gem grade. A thoroughly appealing coin earmarked for inclusion in another high grade gold type set. Just 2 coins have been certified finer by PCGS. As a series, the Capped Head Left half eagles struck from 1813 to 1834 are among the most challenging in all of U.S. numismatics. Most examples are from the first year, 1813, as they were set aside by the contemporary public due to the novelty of the design. Most other issues and varieties are rare, if not non-collectable, 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, identifiable by the reverse die, since both varieties share the same obverse. For BD-1, the first letter S in STATES is over the right side of the letter E in the Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. PCGS Population: 8; 2 finer thought MS-66+. PCGS# 8116. NGC ID: 25PM. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.