1804 Crosslet 4 Eagle

HBCC#:

3201

Breen#:

6847

BD#:

1

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

This is the final issue among early gold eagles and is generally considered a rare date, however, the term scarce is more appropriate. Approximately 150 examples survive, including several Mint-State coins, among which this Bass Collection coin is one of the finest. A single example in the Smithsonian Institution has been described as a “Proof.” We consider this example, formerly part of the famous Louis Eliasberg Collection, to be among the best. It might qualify as the finest known.

Provenance:

From the Bowers and Ruddy Galleries sale of the Louis Eliasberg Collection, October 1982, Lot 659.

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