Lot 2256
1808 $5 Capped Draped Bust. . Breen-4B, M-107. PCGS graded MS-63. Normal date, Wide 5 D. Intense frosty mint luster, with light perfiperal toning. This lovely Mint State is lightly abraded, hence the mid-range grade, but we are hard pressed to find even a single defect or tarnish spot on the surface, a notable exception to that normally found. Pop 15; 9 in 64; 1 in 65. (PCGS # 8102) .
On Breen-4B, the 5D. denomination is spaced more widely than on the other variety of the 1808 perfect date (B-4A). An interesting feature of these capped bust left half eagles is the notched ray of the star at the lower right. This was a secret signature of dies prepared by John Reich.
Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000.
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| Realized $20,700 |
