Lot 2260
1809/8 $5 Capped Draped Bust. . Breen-1A. AU-50. Light gold toning. Golden bright luster retained on satiny surfaces around (and within) the main devices. A strong sense of bold detail is seen at all areas of Liberty's bust as well as throughout the reverse, including a full motto on the scroll, sharp wing, leg, neck feathers, and complete shield: clearly the dies were given the correct amount of pressure to impart strong metal flow into all the die recesses. The result: a beautiful specimen with ample opportunity for study and visual enjoyment by the collector.
This is the only die variety known from a mintage of 33,875 coins. The obverse die is considered by most to be an 1809/8 overdate; however, it may actually represent a digit 9 first inverted and then corrected. This example is of an early die state with very faint obverse die cracks. At the last digit the undertype very strong on this example. By no means a rare variety, this issue commands considerable attention due to its overdate obverse and also its status as a single variety coinage date.
Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,300.
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