1834 $5 Plain 4 -- Rim Filing -- NGC Details. Proof. First Head, Large Plain 4, Breen-6501, McCloskey 1-A....

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1834 McCloskey 1-A Half Eagle
Extremely Rare Proof Strike

1834 $5 Plain 4 -- Rim Filing -- NGC Details. Proof. First Head, Large Plain 4, Breen-6501, McCloskey 1-A. Presentation proof sets issued in 1834, such as the King of Siam set, contained the new Classic Head design half eagles, usually or always from the McCloskey 1-A die variety, probably the first struck coins of the new design. About six or seven proofs are known to this cataloger, including one in the Smithsonian Institution, and different examples in the King of Siam set, the Pittman Collection, and the Eliasberg Collection.
NGC notes rim filing that is slight at best, and nearly invisible. The sharply detailed devices have frosty yellow luster with lightly marked surfaces.(Registry values: P1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# E2NG, PCGS# 8420)

Weight: 8.36 grams

Metal: Gold

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