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1807 $5 Bust Left MS61 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:4,250.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1807 $5 Bust Left MS61 NGC
<B>1807 $5 Bust Left MS61 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6453, BD-8, R.2. The lowest feather tip on the fletchings points to the tip of the flag on the 5 in the denomination, a key to this R.2 variety, since the High R.5 BD-7 variety that shares the same obverse shows the feather tip pointing toward the center of the flag. Harry W. Bass, Jr., owned four coins of this variety, according to the Bass-Dannreuther reference <I>Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties. </B></I><BR> This example shows lustrous greenish-yellow surfaces that show a few light contact marks. The only singular distraction is a hair-thin scrape from near the N in UNITED to the underside of the eagle's wing. Considerable reflectivity is evident, a bit more so on the reverse. A pleasing example of this early type coin in an affordable grade.<BR><I>Ex: The Marvin P. Matlock, M.D. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 3/1991), lot 1745.<BR>From The John Stimson, Sr. Collection, Part One.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> John Reich<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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