1800 Half Eagle

HBCC#:

3071

Breen#:

6439

BD#:

4

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

This reverse is instantly identified by the blundered M, widely recut to the right. Walter Breen recorded this variety as 1-C. This example is a late die state with rim breaks from the border joining the tops of NIT. Breen reported this rim break on all known examples. However, some exist without these rim breaks. This example is a lovely Mint-state specimen.

Provenance:

From Quality Sales Corporation's sale of the John A. Beck Collection, Part I, January 1975, Lot 339.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

"Obverse: 1 lacks its top serif. Date spaced 1 8 00. Clashing evidence at base of bust. Reverse: Blundered M, being cut over a much larger previous M. Thin edge CUD atop NIT. Crack at (S)T top – edge. Clashed."