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1797/5 $5 Bust. Lg Eagle PCGS AU55

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1797/5 $5 Bust. Lg Eagle PCGS AU55
<b>1797/5 &#36;5 Capped Bust. Large eagle. PCGS graded AU55.</b> Breen-6425. PCGS #5730966. Light yellow gold with delicate green and orange. The surfaces are surprisingly choice for the grade with plenty of luster. Minor central weakness is noted in the scroll on the reverse hanging from the eagle&#39;s beak, and a few areas elsewhere. This is a pleasing example of a rare variety, the first example we have ever offered for sale in a long while. Extremely rare according to Walter Breen and all others who have published their researches in the time since Breen laid the foundation of the study of early half eagles in the 1950s.

The obverse has very light die rust. A crack from the reverse border at 3:00 passes through the right side of M to the wing, and curves up through the feathers, stars, clouds and border between S and O.

An important major variety among early half eagles, we see records of fewer than a dozen extant specimens. Two die marriages of the 1797 large eagle &#36;5 are known, this overdate variety and the normal date variety represented by a single specimen impounded in the Smithsonian Institution. This obverse has a remarkably clear overdate, with a nearly complete 5 underdigit visible to the naked eye. It must be counted among the most vivid overdates in the entire range of numismatics, and comparable with the 1817/3 half dollar. Were this interesting feature the only aspect of this coin, it would be attractive to many collectors. This fact, on the other hand, combined with the great rarity of this major variety and the aesthetic appeal of the coin itself, makes for an exciting addition to an advanced collection of early U.S. Mint coins.

THE EXTREMELY RARE 1797, 7 OVER 5 HALF EAGLE <b>&#40;PCGS # 8077&#41;</b> <i>
The Springdale Collection of Early U.S. Gold Coins.</i>

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