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Lot 0440 1798 $5 Bust. Lg Eagle, Large 8, 13 Stars NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
Lot 0440 1798 $5 Bust. Lg Eagle, Large 8, 13 Stars NGC
An very pleasing example with choice surfaces. Mint frost remains with light yellow gold traces around the stars, legends, and within devices. Weakly defined at central obverse and reverse as almost always seen. The Breen 2-D variety has Large date with top of 8 touching the bust. The obverse has been lapped as evidenced by thin dentils and has a die crack through the tops of RTY. The reverse has extensive die chipping at base of TE in UNITED and above ATES O.

This variety features the same obverse die as the 14 Stars coin (Breen 2-C), in combination with a reverse die instantly recognized by heavy rim breaks above STATES OF, seen on every known example. These rim breaks, although lighter or heavier in different die states, were almost certainly created in the die manufacturing process, prior to striking any coins. The reverse die is not known with any other obverse dies. This may be the single most available 1798 die marriage.