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1798 FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE -
Eagle and Shield on Reverse
(see
also 1798 Half Eagle -
Plain Eagle on Reverse)
PCGS Nos: 8078, 8080, 8079
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 24,867
Proofs: 0
Designer: Robert Scot
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)
Notes:
The finest "Large 8, 13 Star Rev." examples graded by PCGS
are 3 MS-63's.
The finest "Large 8, 14 Star Rev." examples graded by PCGS are 4
AU-58's.
The finest "Small 8" example graded by PCGS is a single AU-58.
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Images courtesy of Hanks
& Associates
Significant examples:
Uncirculated (illustrated
above). Ex - the Rogers collection. 13 star reverse.
NGC MS-61. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", June 5-7, 2000, Lot
2178 @ $13,225.00 "13 star reverse"
NGC AU-58. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
695, "Breen 1-B, B-6426, Rarity-5+", illustrated, sold for
$11,500.00
NGC AU-58 (illustrated
below). Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Santa
Clara" Sale, November 1999, Lot 6812, "13 star reverse"
PCGS AU-53. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 296,
"Breen-3E, Large 8, 13 Stars Reverse", illustrated, sold
for $9,200.00 From Lester
Merkin's sale of October 1969, Lot 422
About Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The Marvin Taichert
Collection of U.S. Type Coins", May 9, 2001, Lot 37, "Breen-2c,
Miller 26", plated, sold for $24,150.00 Ex Auction '90
(David Akers' session, August 11, lot 1876)
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7206,
"Small 8, B-4f", illustrated, sold for $3,565.00
Net EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 295,
"Breen-1B, 13 Stars Reverse, Large 8", illustrated, sold for
$2,070.00 From Stack's sale
of the DiBello Collection, May 1970, Lot 801
EF-45. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1347, "13 Stars, Large 8, Miller-31", illustrated, sold for
$5,520.00
Varieties:
13 Stars on the Reverse
14 Stars on the Reverse
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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