Lot 1450
1834 $5 Classic Head. Crosslet 4. NGC graded EF-45 CAC Approved. William Kneass prepared this half eagle design and similar quarter eagles. Except for the hair treatment, they are slightly different. Otherwise they are identical designs. The obverse is fashioned after Classic Head half cents and large cents created years earlier by John Reich. Kneass' reverse is a copy of the previous half eagle reverse without the motto above the eagle. The 1834 emission comes with two style date punches, with the Crosslet 4 version being by far the scarcest. Pop 8; 39 finer. (PCGS # 8172) .
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
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