1839 $5 -- Cleaned -- PCGS Genuine. Unc Details....

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1839 Half Eagle, Unc Details
First Year of the Gobrecht Design

1839 $5 -- Cleaned -- PCGS Genuine. Unc Details. Ex: Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection. The 1839 half eagle marked the first year of Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head design on the denomination, and the issue is a distinct one-year type as the design was modified again for the 1840 and subsequent issues. Superior's catalog description of this piece in 1985, when Harry Bass acquired it, called it, "Partly prooflike with attractive pale golden-orange toning." The coin retains those qualities, balancing subtle field reflectivity with thin cartwheel bands of luster. The left-hand border stars are weak, but the central devices are boldly rendered. Scattered light abrasions are present, and some faint hairlines earn the Details designation from PCGS. Eye appeal exceeds expectations for a Details-graded coin.
Ex: Auction '85 (Superior, 7/1985), lot 943.(Registry values: P5)

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