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1873 $5 Open 3 MS65 PCGS. Ex: HW Bass Jr Collectio 1873[$5] Open 3 MS65 PCGS.

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1873 $5 Open 3 MS65 PCGS. Ex: HW Bass Jr Collectio 1873[$5] Open 3 MS65 PCGS.
<B>1873<$5> Open 3 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: HW Bass Jr Collection. Light apricot-gold in color, this lovely Gem has full mint bloom, and minor luster grazes are localized to the left obverse field. A hint of striking incompletness on the curls near the ear and on the eagle's neck and claws are usual for the type. The stars, wings, and other design elements are intricately struck. A small triangular strike-thru (as made) is noted in the field beneath the left end of the motto scroll. A better date within the Motto Half Eagle series, the 1873 is nonetheless obtainable in AU grades. Basal Mint State examples are scarce, and the issue becomes a significant conditional rarity at or above the MS63 level. Population: 3 in 65, 0 finer (8/05).<BR><I>Ex: Superior, 2/73, lot 489; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part Two (Bowers and Merena, 10/99), lot 1186.</B></I>