Lot 1449
1811 $5 Capped Draped Bust. Small 5. PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is Sharpness of AU-50, cleaned. We also note an old scratch across the face of Liberty. Well worth our conservative estimate.
The Capped Bust, Large Bust facing left was produced 1807 to 1812. The head punch is by John Reich's whose secret signature, a notch out of one point on star 13, appears on all dies from this period. Liberty wears a floppy cap said to have been the style of the day when Reich decked her out in it, with drapery and a clasped bust, prominent forehead curl. Reich's eagle punch has the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM above with the eagle in a more naturalistic pose than the heraldic type of the previous design (PCGS # 8109) .
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
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