Lot 1757
1803, 3 over 2 BD-1 Rarity 4. PCGS graded AU-58+. A well struck, fully lustrous example. Struck on a problem free planchet and all details fully defined. The lovely mint bloom adds to its eye appeal. All 1803 half eagles are overdates. Two obverse dies were used, and both show strong remains of an underdigit 2. BD-1 shares its obverse die with two other varieties, so it is identified by the reverse. An arrowhead is centered beneath the N in UNITED. As on most, it displays a die crack through TED. It is clear to us the caretakers of this piece have preserved its choice surfaces very carefully. The coin is now 211 years old. What stories it could tell! (PCGS # 8084) .
Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000.
Ex: Purchased from Jerry Cohen in the early 1980's The Del Valle Collection.
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