1805 Half Eagle

HBCC#:

3092

Breen#:

6445

BD#:

2

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

This is the third variety in the present display of coins from the Bass Collection to feature reverse B as described by Walter Breen. This particular marriage has an extensively cracked obverse. However, it does not have the rim break over the final S in STATES, as seen on the two preceding examples, HBCC-3090 and 3091. This is Breen variety 3-B, struck prior to HBCC-3090 and 3091. An earlier die state of this obverse, without extensive die cracks, may be seen at HBCC-3093.

Provenance:

From Abe Kosoff's 1966 ANA Sale, August 1966, Lot 1976.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

"Obverse: Close date. Perfect 1, top serif touches curl. Tip of 5 overlies bust. Point of star 13 imbedded in drapery. Crack thru 0 - head - cap - B; star 13 - neck star 4. Horizontal die scratch above cap, to star 8. Profuse rust lumps at LI. Heavily reclashed. Reverse: Lowest berry, stemmed, under leftmost serif of A. Lowest arrowhead nearly aligned under right upright of N. Space between two clouds bit to right of being centered under (T)E. One leaf point free of I, under its left upright. Left side of ribbon loop from eagle's mouth is well defined. Spine from top left shield point. Heavy reclash."