1820 $5 Curl Base 2, Small Letters, BD-7, High R.7 -- Cleaned -- NGC Details. Unc....

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1820 Capped Head Left Half Eagle, Unc Details
Rare Curl Base 2, Large Letters, BD-7 Variety

1820 $5 Curl Base 2, Small Letters, BD-7, High R.7 -- Cleaned -- NGC Details. Unc. Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/c, with vertical rust lumps in the field, near the front curl. The Philadelphia Mint struck a substantial mintage of 263,806 Capped Head Left half eagle in 1820, with nine die varieties known for the date. This coin represents the rare BD-7 variety, with a Curl Base 2 in the date and the tip of the feather past the flag of the 5 in the denomination. The BD-7 is an extremely elusive variety, with a surviving population of just 4-6 examples in all grades. The obverse die was used again to strike the BD-8 variety of this date and the reverse was used to strike the BD-5 variety. This impressive piece exhibits no actual wear on the sharply detailed design elements and the lightly marked yellow-gold surfaces show traces of prooflike reflectivity in the fields. Some hairlines in the fields are evidence of a light cleaning.
From The Stockbridge Collection.

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