1824 Half Eagle

HBCC#:

3146

Breen#:

6482

BD#:

1

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

In his Complete Encyclopedia, Walter Breen noted that “possibly 14 to 18 survive, mostly Uncirculated.” His estimate was probably slightly conservative with perhaps as many as 25 or 30 examples known. The recorded mintage was 17,340 coins. Just this single die variety exists for the year. The reverse die is the same as appeared on the 1823 coinage, and also earlier years.

Provenance:

From the Bowers and Ruddy Galleries sale of the Robert Marks Collection, November 1972, Lot 1143.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

"Obverse: Curve-based 2. Belted 8. Cap surface as that of 1821. Star 13 point just clear of hair. Stars above cap well apart from both cap and denticles. Other than date and star points' locations relative to denticles, devices are arranged as on 1823. Reverse: That of 1820E. Large letters. 'Punched' T (letter T has a triangular punch in bottom of upright). S over E and space right. T over R and space right. S over S and space left. Base of E in line with that of adjacent T. Perfect M. Close 5D, top of 5 even with that of D. Large period. Tip of bottom arrowhead immediately below right base serif of I (distinctive). Upper section of shield shows multiple slightly curved vertical lines within spaces between horizontal lines."