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Categories • Stack's November 2004 → United States Coins → U. S. Half Eagles ($5.00 Gold) → U. S. Capped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse Half Eagles |
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Lot # |
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Hammer Price |
| 807 |
1795 Breen 1-A (R-5)
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AB EF |
$13,000.00
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About Extremely Fine. Cleaning long ago gave this coin's yellow-gold surfaces a fascinating matte-like texture. Light tooling at the top of Liberty's cap and to the left of the 'U' of UNITED suggest the filling of a hole or the removal of a jewelry loop from that area. Nonetheless the design details are quite bold and the edge reeding is strong and essentially unaffected. |
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| 808 |
1795 Br.1-B (R-4) Crowded 'Y,' 4 Berries
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CH AU |
$21,000.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. 'Y' in LIBERTY and the next star overlap. This delightful coin's strike is exceptional, its devices, stars and lettering are ultra-sharp to assure maximum eye appeal for this example of the first date. There is some very light wear and a few scattered tics. Close study of the reverse ultimately reveals traces of exceptionally skillful tooling inside the wreath... more |
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| 809 |
1795 Br.1-B (R-4)
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EF |
$6,500.00
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Another. Extremely Fine in strict terms of wear. This coin's planchet is bent, showing a peppering of tics and some bolder marks in the fields on either side. Although this coin saw its share of harsh handling, it was never holed, nor does it exhibit evidence of jewelry use. Here, basically, is an honest coin that has seen mishandling over the last two centuries of its adventurous career. |
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