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1803/2 $5 MS61 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1803/2 $5 MS61 NGC
<B>1803/2 $5 MS61 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6441, BD-2, R.5. The right foot of T in LIBERTY is missing, as are the feet of all three Ts on the reverse. Key diagnostics are on the reverse, as the obverse dies were also used on BD-1 and BD-3. These include a star well away from the beak, and the upright of E in STATES over a cloud space. <BR>These important comments were made by John Dannreuther in <I>Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties </B></I>(2006): "This is the scarcest variety of 1803, although it has not been widely recognized as such, as the misidentification of Obverse 2 used for this year has muddled the census of the next two varieties."<BR>This example is boldly struck and lustrous, with lovely, rich tones of apricot, orange-gold, and lime. A noticeable die crack extends from near 12 o'clock on the upper reverse rim, down through E in STATES, through the eagle's beak, and all the way to the lower left rim near 7 o'clock, just to the side of the U in UNITED. A few small marks and some wispy obverse hairlines limit the grade of this otherwise pleasing example.<BR><BR><BR> <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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