Lot 4411
1806 $5 Capped Bust. Round 6. . BD-6, Breen-6448, Miller-84, sometimes referred to as "Knobbed 6." NGC graded MS-64. Well struck. Frosty and untoned. A single die par was used to strike the Round Top 6 half eagles of 1806. The coin is by far the most obtainable variety of the six die combinations used to strike the year's coinage. However, that is not to say the availability is widespread in strict Mint State grades. A remarkable coin that emits eye-catching brilliant golden color, with no marks, problems or other caveats for the skeptic to laud over. Bearing that in mind for the mint frostiness, we next describe the transfer from die to planchet; we see as well a full, bold strike notable in the main devices, lacking only some tiny basics in the upper corners of the shield on the reverse, as well as the central stripes thereon. Many do not understand the conditions through which such a coin survived to the present day. Imagine an obstacle course of grubby hands, fumble-fingers, attempts at "improving" the coin through various means only a sinister agent of the underworld could admire. And that is why the resulting population statistics reveal what they do about the survival in Mint State 64 condition: Pop 14; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 8089) .
Estimated Value $45,000 - 50,000.
Ohringer Family Trust Holdings.
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