Lot 1949
1800 $5 Capped Bust. . M-44. NGC graded MS-64. While this is a somewhat common variety, not many are around in high mint state grades, in fact, this is tied for the finest graded with 9 others in the combined NGC and PCGS Population Reports. Gorgeous coppery gold in color, with ample mint luster and frost to dazzle the eye. Sharply impressed, and certainly a high end example of this date, and apparently tied for the finest graded with a small group. What few surface marks we could find, are widely scattered in the fields and are not detracting. No signs of adjustment marks. Identifiable by a small spot on the left side near the middle of the I in AMERICA. This is a later die state with cracks through the I of UNITED, another through the R of AMERICA through the lower shield to the arrows, and another from the arrows (possibly connected to the I in UNITED crack, but very faint) and this crack wanders up through the shield to the center of the eagle's breast.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 35,000.
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| Realized $20,700 |
