1804 Half Eagle

HBCC#:

3088

Breen#:

6443

BD#:

3

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

This die marriage was described by Walter Breen as 3-E. The obverse has digit 4 high and distant from 0, with evidence of recutting below base. This digit was first punched too low and then corrected. The reverse has the die crack through E of AMERICA as with other varieties sharing this die. Another die marriage described by Breen as 3-F apparently does not exist, as Breen’s description of reverse F and its die crack are virtually identical to reverse E.

Provenance:

Purchased from Herbert Tobias, October 24, 1972.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

"Obverse: Normal 8. Medium pointed top 4, repunched higher. Top overlies bust edge. Top left serif of 1 missing. Crack: edge - star 10 - towards mouth. Reverse: That of 1803C, with crack: edge - (M)E - top leaf - feathers - shield - left shield point - right wing - edge. (I)T repunched left (with broken T punch having no lower right serif) over thinner T punch."