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1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8 AU55 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:14,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8 AU55 NGC
<B>1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8 AU55 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6430, BD-6, R.6. BD Obverse State a, Reverse State b (early). Wrongly attributed by NGC as a Large 8, 13 Stars Reverse half eagle, this piece is in reality the rarer Small 8 (sometimes called Normal 8, as in Bass-Dannreuther), 13 Stars Reverse. The die pairing shows a normal-size 8 that touches the bust and a "fat" 1 lying over a hair curl. The reverse stars are arranged in an irregular cross pattern, with the left foot of A near the tip of feather 4. The BD die state is defined by cracks on each side: On the obverse, a crack runs from the rim through B, the forecurl, front of the face, through star 13 and back to the rim. On the reverse, a crack runs from the rim to the left of O, through a cloud, (UNU)M, the eagle's right (facing) wing joint, but not visibly into the field below. <BR> This piece displays much luster clinging to the orange-gold surfaces. Axial die misalignment has made the right-side peripheral elements weaker: stars 9-11 on the obverse, and AM on the reverse. A few moderate adjustment marks are seen in the center reverse, but some prooflikeness is also present on that side, and the coin presents as enormously appealing, despite some light abrasions on each side and a single scrape above the eagle's right (facing) wing, near the rim. <BR><I> </B></I>A quick search through our Permanent Auction Archives reveals that this is apparently the finest certified example (at least, attributed as such) of this very rare variety that we have ever had the privilege to offer. This coin represents a prime but fleeting opportunity for the alert early gold specialist to obtain a nice Choice AU example of this rarity.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Robert Scot<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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