Lot 1828
1803 PCGS graded Genuine AU Details BD-5 Rarity 4+. Tooled. Large Stars Reverse. The obverse fields have been tooled. Only 15,017 struck. The Philadelphia Mint struck an estimated 15,017 1803 Capped Bust Eagles from a single obverse die and several different reverse dies. The reverses are known with Small Stars and Large Stars. One variety for the Large Stars has faint traces of a fourteenth star punched into a cloud! BD-5's diagnostics are: 14th star in Cloud, a leaf points to the left edge of I, complete A letter punches without missing or broken serifs (PCGS # 98565) .
Estimated Value $6,000-UP.
Ex: Purchased from Abner Kreisberg as "BU" in the 1970's The Del Valle Collection.
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