Early Half Eagles 1805 $5 BD-1, High R.3, MS62 PCGS. Ex:

Early Half Eagles
1805 $5 BD-1, High R.3, MS62 PCGS. Ex: Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection. Bass-Dannreuther a/a. The 1805 BD-1 half eagle shows star 9 touching the Y in LIBERTY and an arrowhead over the center of the N in UNITED. John Dannreuther estimates that 175 to 225 examples of this collectible die marriage exist. In fact, Harry Bass owned five coins, each in a different die state. This representative is from the earliest state of the dies without cracks through the 0 in the date or the U in UNITED.
     Orange and green-gold surfaces showcase a considerable degree of semiprooflikeness in the fields. Liberty's portrait and the eagle exhibit razor-sharp strike definition, while the outer stars are slightly softer. Lightly abraded.
Ex: Alex Shuford Collection (Abe Kosoff, 5/1968), lot 1937; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection (Heritage, 8/2023), lot 9041. From The LaLonde Family Collection. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

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