1802/1 $5 MS62 PCGS....

Description

MS62 BD-8 1802/1 Five Dollar

1802/1 $5 MS62 PCGS. Breen-6440, BD-8, R.4. There are no 1801-dated half eagles, but all eight die marriages of 1802-dated half eagles are 1802/1 overdates. Clearly, 1801 production was intended but delayed until 1802. Most likely, depositors of bullion at the Mint in 1801 requested the ten dollar denomination, which had a mintage of 44,344 pieces, unsurpassed until 1840.
This attractive green-gold representative is well struck save for the left (facing) claw and the junction of the shield with the left wing. Marks are difficult to locate, even when a lens is used, with the reverse particularly unblemished. Population: 25 in 62, 48 finer (5/08).
From The Aspen Collection.(Registry values: P2)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25NX, PCGS# 8083, GSID# 8872)

Metal: 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper
Weight: 8.75 grams
AGW: 0.25789oz
Mintage: 53,176

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