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1801 $10 Eagle PCGS MS-62
Mint State Early Gold - Large Eagle
From an original mintage of 44,344 , the 1801 Gold Eagle is not rare in comparison to some other date. It is estimated that there may be 150 examples in Mint State 62 or better, but that is only part of the equation.These are truly beautiful coins from [...]
1795 Small Eagle $5.00 NGC MS62
BD-1 Variety - Less than 50 Known
The 1795 Small Eagle half eagles were the first gold coins produced by the Philadelphia Mint. Production was limited in the early years by the lack of a dependable bullion supply. The Mint depended on depositors to supply all the precious metal used in coinage operations. The bullion was [...]
1796 Quarter Eagle w/ Stars AU-50
NGC AU-50 Classic Quarter Eagle w/ Stars
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1801 $10 Eagle NGC MS-61
Early Mint State Bust Gold
The Philadelphia Mint made 119,248 eagles of this design between 1799 and 1804, but many were destroyed in the huge melts that took place throughout the early part of the 19th-century. As the world price of gold rose in response to France’s “Reign of Terror” and the Napoleonic Wars, large quantities [...]
1806 $5 Half Eagle MS-64 Knobbed 6
NGC MS-64 Knobbed 6 (BD-6)
In 1797, Robert Scot Created a heraldic reverse design for the half eagle and eagle, a theme that would eventually be echoed on all U.S. silver and gold coins. It borrowed heavily from the Great Seal of the United States, which was affixed to all official government documents, especially those [...]
1806 Bust Half Eagle MS-65 Knobbed 6
NGC MS-65 Knobbed 6 (BD-6)
While not noted on the holder, this is the “Knobbed 6” variety, so named because of a ball-shaped serif on the numeral 6 in the date. In 1797, Robert Scot Created a heraldic reverse design for the half eagle and eagle, a theme that would eventually be echoed on all U.S. [...]
1807 Capped Head Half Eagle MS-65
NGC MS-65
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1814/3 Half Eagle MS-64
NGC MS-64 Overdate
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