1804 Capped Bust to Right Half Eagle - Small 8
Strike Type
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Auction Record
- Price realized
- $51,750
- Sold
- Grade
- MS64
- Auction house
- Goldberg Auctioneers
Description
A Gold Half Eagle from the Philadelphia Mint, the 1804 Capped Bust to Right Half Eagle - Small 8 belongs to the Capped Bust to Right Half Eagles 1795-1807 series. The 1804 half eagle had a mintage of 30,475 in all, Small 8 and Small 8 over Large 8 together; how many are the plain Small 8 is not recorded. The obverse features Liberty facing right in a tall soft cap, and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with a shield on its breast, arrows and an olive branch in its talons, and the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on a scroll above. Small 8 and Small 8 over Large 8 varieties exist. One of the later dates of the type. Struck in 91.7% gold, 8.3% silver and copper, weighing 8.75 grams, 25 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #8085.
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