1804 Half Eagle

HBCC#:

3084

Breen#:

6442

BD#:

6

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

Like HBCC-3083 and 3085, this example is from Breen’s obverse 1. The instantly identifiable feature of this obverse die is the digit 8, which has a small 8 punched over a much larger digit. Note the roughly parallel die cracks on the reverse, vertically left and right of the shield. This reverse die is only known in combination with obverse 1. Variety 1-B is slightly scarcer then 1-A displayed at HBCC-3083, and neither can be considered common.

Provenance:

Purchased from A-Mark Coin Co., March 16, 1978.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

"Obverse: Small 8 punched over a large 8. Perfect 1 punched north over first 1, with top left serif touching lowest hair lock. 0 repunched north. Medium sized 4 not repunched; its top touching drapery. Not clashed. Reverse: Spines: leaf tip - bottom left serif of I - R; inner leaf tip - tenth feather of left wing; inner leaf tip - top berry. Rust lumps: edge opposite second feather of right wing, field left of O(F). Cracks: edge - left upright of U - arrows - innermost feather (paralleling a clash mark) - shield point - stars - cloud - right foot of (T)A - edge; edge - (C)A - branch - junction of left wing with shield - ribbon - cloud - O(F). Clashed."