Lot 1735
1795 Small Eagle. PCGS graded AU-58. One of only 8,707 coined in the first year of gold production. If the awesome uncirculated examples of this wonderful design are not in your budget, perhaps you should consider this coin. The strike is normal for the issue, with some softness in Liberty's central curls (but not much--and Liberty's eye is sharp) and also on the eagle's head and breast. Evidence of some circulation is also present: hairlines from being in pockets, little marks all over. There's even a thin longish scratch beneath the eagle's beak, and there are a few shallow strike-throughs in the obverse field. Having said all that for accuracy, it's important to remember that these are normal things to see on essentially ancient, soft-metal coins like this. So, after you've looked hard at it, take it out of intense light and let the coin's natural reflectivity and the many appeals of its design take hold of you. Then bid accordingly. We're talking about one of the neatest of all American gold designs here!
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