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Lot 1772
1813 BD-2 Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-61. A decent strike with the usual softness on the Eagle's right wing. On a problem free planchet. Touches of delicate rose color toning rests within the devices. Always in demand for the first year of the new Capped Bust design. In 1813 John Reich modified his design of 1807-12. The portrait eliminates the bosom and drapery and there is now a head of Liberty exclusively; the stars were rearranged to completely encircle her, save for the date position, while other obverse and reverse details were altered.
From 1813 to 1829 half eagles were minted with a diameter of 25mm. Numismatists have been content to consider the span 1813-1834 as a single design although some split the issue into 1813-29 and 1829-34 (the latter having a plain raised border outside the denticles). For the entire date span 1813-1834 of these two types, business strike mintage is estimated as 1,385,612 coins. From time to time, Proofs were struck for special purposes, but mintage records of such pieces were not kept.
Of the half eagles minted from 1813 to 1829, probably no more than a thousand or two coins exist today, this being but a tiny fraction of the original mintage.
While many issues were minted in generous quantities during this era, today most varieties are exceedingly rare.
Soft muted luster with a few very minor abrasions and hairlines. The strike is strong generally, though a portion of the eagle indicates some weak flow into the die recesses, most noticeably at the center. This is the first year of the new Capped Head design type, an important opportunity for the Type collector. This design type continued, with slight modifications, through 1834, prior to introduction of the Classic Head design without reverse motto. This die variety is much scarcer than the other variety of this year, from a different reverse die. Dannreuther puts his estimate of survivors as 150 to 200 known (PCGS # 8116) .
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.
The Del Valle Collection.
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