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1804 FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS Nos: 8085, 8086
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 30,475
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)
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Images courtesy of Hanks
& Associates
Significant examples:
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Rarcoa's sale
of June 1973, Lot 171 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 883,
"Breen 2C, Rarity 5" at $26,450.00
NGC MS-64. Ex -
Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-
27, Lot 3681, sold for $25,012.50
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2319, "Breen-6442, B-1A" at
$6,411.00
Choice Uncirculated (illustrated
above). Ex - the Rogers collection.
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-62. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature
Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7208, "Small8/Large 8, B-1a",
illustrated, not sold
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 308,
"Breen-2E, Small Date", illustrated, sold for $5,290.00 Purchased from RARCOA at the
1970 ANA Convention
EF-40. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 309,
"Breen-2C, Small Date", illustrated, sold for $2,415.00 Purchased from Numismatics,
Ltd., July 5, 1973
Notes:
Copper, Tin, and Silver Restrikes of this date are known, some of
which may have been made privately.
The finest Uncirculated "Small 8" examples graded by PCGS
are 3 MS-64's.
The finest Uncirculated
"Small 8/Large 8" examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-64's.
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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