1812 $5 MS(PCGS#8112)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3140

等级

MS65

价格

661,486

详细说明

An intensely lustrous and exceptionally lovely early half eagle of the finest order. Nicely struck and beautifully preserved with intense satin to softly frosted luster blanketing both sides. A strictly original coin, full endowments of vivid honey-olive color and lighter pinkish-rose iridescence are also praiseworthy attributes. An exceptionally smooth and well preserved example that really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated. BD Die State a/a.<p>The brief Capped Bust Left half eagle series of 1807 to 1812 is attributed to assistant engraver John Reich, whose famous design also made its debut on the half dollar in 1807. The half eagle remained popular with contemporary gold bullion depositors, yearly mintages generous for the era and far surpassing those of the less popular quarter eagle. (Production of the ten-dollar gold eagle had been suspended in 1804 and would not resume until 1838.) As with all pre-1834 United States gold types, however, the Capped Bust Left half eagle suffered a high rate of attrition through melting, and only about 1% of the mintage of any given issue is believed extant. While this type is not quite as elusive as its Capped Head Left half eagle counterpart of 1813 to 1834, it is obviously still among the rarest and most challenging to collect in all of U.S. numismatics. In addition to absolute rarity, the present example also offers undeniable condition rarity, the total PCGS Population for the entire type just 25 coins in MS-65 with nine finer through MS-67+. For the advanced early gold specialist or high grade type collector, our offering of this lovely Gem represents a fleeting opportunity not to be missed.