Lot 1070
1834 $5 Classic Head. Plain 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Light hint of gold toning with semi reflective fields. The mint bloom gently rolls around the surfaces as the coin is tilted beneath a light and shimmers beneath an even layer of coppery-gold and orange patina that covers both sides. Probably a good many 1834 No Motto half eagles of this style are not as carefully struck as this piece, with no suggestion or even a whisper of weakness and only a slight rolling over in the hair curl below IBE of LIBERTY. Very scarce in Mint condition. Pop 46; 40 finer at PCGS (PCGS # 8171) .
Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,200.
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