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| Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle |
United States
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$5 1807 BUST RIGHT (B. 2-C, Miller-88, R.7.)
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NGC AU 58
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B.2-C, Miller-88, R.7. A lustrous reddish-gold example of this scarce variety. Minimal high point wear and just a few scattered abrasions. No singularly distracting marks.
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| Capped Bust |
United States
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$5 1808
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NGC AU 55
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Wide 5D, Breen-6457, B. 4-B, Miller-107, R.4. Despite light friction on the highpoints, this half eagle exhibits considerable bright mint luster, and the only relevant mark is a minor rim ding past 12:00 on the reverse. A small planchet flaw on the chin is of mint origin, as are light reverse roller marks, which are mostly limited to the dentils. Also as made, clash marks from the shield are seen near Liberty's ear.
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| Classic Head |
United States
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$5 1834 CLASSIC PLAIN 4
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NGC AU 58
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First Head, Plain 4, Breen 6501, McCloskey 3-B, R.2. A plain 4, with the 34 in the date comparatively distant, identifies the obverse. On the reverse, the eagle has no tongue.
An "AU-59" coin if there ever was one. Exceptional surfaces with abundant mint frost, prooflike fields and lovely copper-gold toning along the rims. The strike is above average for this all too often poorly struck design. Not too hard to imagine why NGC chose to designate this coin with a Star, one of only 6 total (for the entire series) Classic Half Eagles with a Star.
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| Coronet Head, No Motto |
United States
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$5 1844 C SS NEW YORK A-070
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NGC
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Salvaged from the 1846 wreck of a ship working a Southern route from New Orleans to Galveston, Texas, which makes the presence of Southern gold from Charlotte easily understandable. This is a minimally worn example, yellow-gold with a peculiar combination of granularity and radiance.
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| Coronet Head, Motto |
United States
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$5 1901 S
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NGC MS 64
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Sharply struck and fully brilliant with a heavy layer of mint frost. Amazingly, this near-Gem was found under a pedestal sink (along with a second Half Eagle) during a renovation. Given where the coin hid for so many years, the fields and devices are remarkably clean. Only an obverse rim nick at 9:00 keeps this coin from gem status.
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| Indian Head |
United States
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$5 1911
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NGC MS 63
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Though one of the more common dates of the Indian Half Eagle type, the 1911 Philadelpia issue becomes scarce in choice uncirculated condition and above. This specimen possesses frosted surfaces and attractive luster, with no mentionable contact marks.
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