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1813 FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8116
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 95,428
Proofs: 0
Designer: Robert Scot & John
Reich
Diameter: 25 millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 91.7%
Silver and Copper - 8.3%
Weight: 135 grains (8.748 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (all dates of
this type were struck at the Philadelphia mint)
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Images courtesy of Hanks
& Associates
Notes:
The 1813 $5 Half Eagle introduced a modified version of John Reich's
Capped Bust design where Liberty's head appears larger than before because
much of the bustline was removed. Despite a relatively low mintage
of only 95,428 pieces, the 1813 Half Eagle is the most easily obtained
date in the Capped Bust series. Many of the known examples have
survived in Uncirculated condition, including quite a few Choice
examples. However, the population drops off dramatically at the Gem
level, and any 1813 Half Eagle in MS-65 (or better) condition is an
extreme rarity.
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
Recent appearances:
Select Uncirculated (illustrated
above). The Rogers collection.
NGC MS-65. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
699, "Breen 1-A, B-6467, Rarity-3", illustrated, sold for
$52,900.00
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Superior
Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money Show Auction", March
8-9, 2001, Lot 808, sold for $10,062.50
NGC MS-62. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite
Coin Auction, May 25- 27, Lot 3693, sold for $11,500.00
Choice Brilliant
Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September
12-13, 2000, Lot 1544, "Breen-1A", sold for $12,650.00
NGC AU-58. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7216, "B-1a", illustrated, sold for
$4,025.00 From the Dr. Jeff Hosford Collection
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 322,
"Breen-1A", illustrated, sold for $8,625.00 Purchased from Stanley Kesselman, August 30,
1971
Choice AU. Ex - Stack's "The Marvin Taichert Collection of
U.S. Type Coins", May 9, 2001, Lot 54, "Breen-1a, Miller
119", plated, sold for $5,175.00 Ex Mayflower's sale of May
20, 1965, lot 2108
Strong EF. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13,
2000, Lot 1545, "Breen-1A", sold for $1,265.00
Choice About Uncirculated
and on the very cusp of full Mint State. Ex - Stack's "65th
Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1728, "Breen 1-A,
Miller 119", plated, sold for $4,600.00
Extremely Fine, perhaps a
bit better. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October
17-19, 2000, Lot
1729, "Breen 1-A, Miller 119, plated, sold for $2,530.00 Ex Stack's Americana Sale (January
12-13, 1999, lot 1881)"
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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