Lot 3373
1813 $5 Capped Head. . BD-2. PCGS graded AU-53. Popular first year of the Capped Head to Left Large Diameter type. Well struck with plenty of luster still present, all enhanced by touches of natural golden-orange toning. In spite of a fairly high mintage (most were melted, of course), there are only two die varieties recorded for 1813. A single obverse was paired with one of two reverses. BD-2 is characterized by having the E of the motto more or less centered below the first S in STATES.
The 1813 introduces a new larger capped head of Liberty than in 1807-12. Besides the modification of the portrait and the eagle by John Reich for this type, the arrows are completely different, broad and spread apart. A nearly continuous circle of stars around Liberty, the first starting above the bust tip and the final one ending just above the back curl for those of 1813 through 1815 (PCGS # 8116) .
Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000.
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