1814/3 $5 BD-1, High R.4 -- Filed Rims -- PCGS Genuine. Unc. Details....

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1814/3 Half Eagle, Unc Details
BD-1, Scarce and Popular Overdate

1814/3 $5 BD-1, High R.4 -- Filed Rims -- PCGS Genuine. Unc. Details. Ex: Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection. Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/c. All 15,454 half eagles struck in 1814 were coined from this die pair with the 4 in the date clearly punched over an underlying 3. Like the obverse, the reverse die was also carried over from the previous year, when it was used in the production of 1813 BD-2 half eagles. The 1814 BD-1 five dollar is scarce in all grades. The challenge it poses is compounded by its popularity. While 80 to 100 examples survive, John Dannreuther explains that "coins of this popular date/variety are quickly snapped up at auctions and on bourse floors."

Harry Bass snapped up this example in a 1978 Paramount sale. It was one of two 1814/3 half eagles he acquired over the course of his long collecting career. Although today it resides in a Details holder with Filed Rims noted, no mention of that imperfection was made in the Paramount description, nor was it mentioned in Dave Bowers' description for the coin in the Bass Sylloge. Rather than intentional omissions, we believe they may simply reflect the exceedingly minor nature of the issue. Only the faintest trace of filing appears at 12 o'clock, and it in no way effects the impeccable quality or eye appeal of this strongly struck survivor. Brilliant yellow-gold surfaces exhibit attractive green-gold accents and few abrasions.
Ex: The Versailles Collection (Paramount International Coin Corporation, 3/1978), lot 432, where it realized $7,600.
From The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection, Part II.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 519908, Base PCGS# 8117, Greysheet# 315464)

Weight: 8.75 grams

Metal: 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper

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