1803/2 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-4. Rarity-4. Perfect T, 3 Touches Bust. AU-53 (PCGS). OGH. A boldly to sharply defined example that retains ample frosty luster to vivid rose and deep orange-gold surfaces. Light glossiness to the texture is noted for accuracy, but to little detriment as both sides are quite smooth in hand with no sizeable handling marks. There are also no adjustment marks, and the detail is crisp and full enough to suggest a Choice AU grade. BD Die State c/c.<p>BD-4 is the only variety of the 1803-dated half eagle issue with the letter T in LIBERTY from a perfect punch. Interestingly, the two obverse dies used to produce the four known varieties of this issue are overdates. Roughly equal in scarcity to BD-1 and BD-2, BD-4 is relatively obtainable by early half eagle standards and is often used to represent the Capped Bust, Heraldic Eagle design in advanced gold type sets. PCGS# 8084. NGC ID: 25NY.
