1799 Half Eagle

HBCC#:

3061

Breen#:

6434

BD#:

2

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

This is relatively common in relation to other varieties among 1799 half eagles, however, is quite scarce overall and is rated Rarity-5. This is a separate type coin with just four berries in the branch. All other 1799 varieties have five berries in the branch. This is a different reverse die than the one found at HBCC-3056, also with just four berries. In some series of coins, separate listings exist in the Guide Book for four berries and five berries reverse dies.

Provenance:

Purchased from Rowe and Brownlee, May 17, 1970.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

"Obverse: Star 1 quite far from curl. Not clashed. Cracks very faint. Reverse: That of 1798E. Very small stars. Two four star alignments in straight lines."