1838 $5 MS63 PCGS....

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Scintillating 1838 Classic Head Half Eagle MS63

1838 $5 MS63 PCGS. Breen-6515, Small Arrows, Large 5, McCloskey 2-B, R.2. Boldly struck with ample mint frost over the central devices and a pleasing mix of green-gold alloy and reddish patina. There is a shallow horizontal mark above the portrait and field marks are clustered about the eagle on the reverse. An outstanding representative of this final year of the Classic Head type. Population: 12 in 63, 25 finer (11/04).
Ex: Bowers and Merena (8/02), lot 790.
From The Richard J. Chouinard Collection of United States Coins, Part One.(#8176) (Registry values: P1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25S4, PCGS# 8176, GSID# 8868)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.2419oz
Mintage: 286,588

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