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1803/2 $5 MS62 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:13,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1803/2 $5 MS62 NGC
<B>1803/2 $5 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6441, BD-4, R.4. BD Obverse State c/Reverse State c. There are four die marriages of 1803/2 half eagles, but BD-4 is immediately identified by the presence of a right foot on the T in LIBERTY. The left foot on the Y is defective, but this cannot be used as a diagnostic, since the other obverse die (for BD-1 through BD-3) shows the same characteristic. This yellow-gold example is well struck aside from the left border of the shield. The reverse is fully lustrous, and the fields show only minor contact. A solitary faint vertical mark on the cheek can only be seen beneath a loupe. A desirable example of this elusive Heraldic Eagle date. <BR> In this late but not terminal die state, the crack connecting the digits of the date extends nearly to star 1. Other cracks are noted through LIBER and joining stars 1-6. Census: 45 in 62, 54 finer (10/06).<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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