1806 $5 Pointed 6, 8x5 Stars, BD-5, R.7, MS61 PCGS....

Description

1806 Half Eagle, MS61
Pointed 6, 8x5 Stars
BD-5, Rarity-7

1806 $5 Pointed 6, 8x5 Stars, BD-5, R.7, MS61 PCGS. Bass-Dannreuther Die State a/a. Only about a dozen examples are known for the rare BD-5. It is the rarest 1806 five dollar die marriage. Although BD-3 is also designated as Rarity-7 by Dannreuther, our experience is that BD-5 is even rarer. The variety is invariably softly defined at the centers, while the borders are well struck. That is also the case for the present coin, which retains portions of the planchet texture at the centers. Medium orange-gold and olive-green toning visits minimally marked surfaces. Identifiers include a line below the RT in LIBERTY and a small field depression east of obverse star 5.

BD-5 is the only 1806 Pointed 6 variety in which the 1 in the date is separated from the shoulder curl. The left foot of the 1 is absent, and the tip of the 6 is embedded in the bust, as also seen on other 1806 marriages. On the reverse, the N in UNITED has defects above the upper right serif. The two arrows closest to the N are lightly entered.

We know of the following BD-5 auction appearances:

1. MS61 PCGS. The present lot.
2. MS60 NGC CAC. American Independence Collection; Baltimore Auction (Stack's Bowers, 3/2019), lot 1147.
3. AU58 PCGS. Stanley Kesselman, 4/1970; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part II (Bowers and Merena, 10/1999), lot 774. Described in the Bass catalog as "a very rare variety, and this example is the only one we have ever offered for sale."
4. AU55 NGC CAC. Long Island Collection; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/2022), lot 3192.
5. XF45 PCGS. Pre-Long Beach Sale (Goldberg Auctions, 9/2006), lot 1923; ANA Auction (Stack's Bowers, 8/2018), lot 4092; Baltimore Auction (Stack's Bowers, 3/2019), lot 3040.
6. XF40 PCGS. FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2005), lot 8931; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2016), lot 5665.


Additionally, the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection example (not to be confused with the AU58 PCGS coin listed above) is scheduled for auction at Heritage within a year.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 45625, Base PCGS# 8090, Greysheet# 198217)

Metal: 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper
Weight: 8.75 grams
AGW: 0.28oz

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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