1803 $10 Large Reverse Stars, Star on Cloud, BD-5, High R.4, MS63 NGC....

Description

1803 Capped Bust Right Eagle, MS63
Large Reverse Stars
BD-5, Extra Star on Cloud

1803 $10 Large Reverse Stars, Star on Cloud, BD-5, High R.4, MS63 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State g/b. Two 1803 Large Reverse Stars eagle varieties exist. BD-6 is by far the rarest, with only six to 10 survivors, but the BD-5 variety is far and away the most popular 1803 eagle with its extra "star on cloud" anomaly. The mysterious extra star sits atop the cloud below F in OF plain as day, close to the nearby wing. Much smaller than any star used on an early eagle coin, the star can hardly be explained in any conventional sense. An intentional addition by a Mint employee seems most logical. This is a Select Uncirculated example of the strange variety, with sharply struck antique orange-gold surfaces. As seen on many BD-5 coins, adjustment marks crisscross the obverse and a light die crack traverses the top of BERTY in LIBERTY, with the reverse cracked and clashed. The strike is sharp and eye appeal is strong. Census: 5 in 63, 2 finer (3/22).

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 262A, Variety PCGS# 45739, Base PCGS# 98565)

Weight: 17.50 grams

Metal: 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper

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