Lot 1993
$5 Capped Bust. 1802, 2 over 1, B-2I, M-54, R-4. NGC graded MS-64. This is a very attractive example of this overdate. The surfaces are fully brilliant and the strike is fairly sharp on all but the tiny claw on the eagle which holds the arrows. There is some minor planchet roughness on the lower reverse, and this was caused during the casting and rolling of the original sheet of gold from which the planchets were cut. Bright yellow gold in color.
We note some light clash marks near the first few stars by Liberty's lower curls and a thin die crack through UNI. Tied with several others in the condition census for this date, the combined NGC and PCGS population reports show 29 graded as MS-64, and only 1 coin graded higher at MS-66. An important offering as such, and very difficult to improve upon.
Estimated Value $17,000 - 20,000.
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