1807 $5 Draped Bust MS(PCGS#8092)

1807 $5 Draped Bust MS (PCGS#8092)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

ロット詳細: This beautiful piece is warmly colored in rich, original, honey-olive and orange-rose. Softly frosted luster is full and strong for the grade. The obverse has only wispy handling marks, while the reverse is far smoother overall and grades at least a full point higher on its own. Both sides are sharply struck throughout with no adjustment marks or other significant detractions. The eye appeal is exceptional at the certified MS-62 grade level. BD Die State e/b.<p>The final year 1807 Capped Bust Right half eagle is found in two principal types featuring either small stars or large stars on the reverse, produced in six separate die pairings. The BD-2 is a scarcer Large Reverse Stars variety with only 50 to 65 coins extant in all grades (per John W. Dannreuther, 2006). While Harry W. Bass, Jr. owned an amazing four examples of this die pairing, this is the first 1807 BD-2 half eagle that we have had the privilege of bringing to auction since 2012. As a premium quality Mint State survivor, the Chicago Collection specimen is a noteworthy condition rarity for both the issue and die variety that will see spirited bidding.