1807 $5 Bust Right, BD-1, High R.4, MS64 PCGS....

Description

1807 Bust Right Half Eagle, MS64
BD-1, About 80 to 100 Pieces Extant
Condition Census Quality

1807 $5 Bust Right, BD-1, High R.4, MS64 PCGS. Dannreuther Die State b/c, with a die crack through the base of AT in STATES. This is one of six 1807 Bust Right half eagles and the only one with small reverse stars. The type claims a mintage of 32,488 coins. About 5,000 to 7,500 of them are believed to have been struck from this die pair, according to John Dannreuther, who estimates that 80 to 100 pieces survive. Surely, this near-Gem ranks high on the Condition Census, if not atop it.

Both sides exhibit frosty yellow-gold surfaces. Liberty's portrait and the eagle's wing, neck, and tailfeathers display razor-sharp detail. Thin hairlines occur in the obverse fields, while the reverse is comparatively clean. Population (all 1807 Bust Right varieties): 10 in 64 (1 in 64+), 1 finer (12/21).

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 519898, Base PCGS# 8092, Greysheet# 198218)

Weight: 8.75 grams

Metal: 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper

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