1800 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-2. Rarity-3+. Blunt 1. MS-63+ (PCGS). CAC. CMQ.A visually engaging piece with semi-reflective fields supporting frosty, boldly rendered motifs. The color is exquisite, vivid honey-gold with a tinge of pale pinkish iridescence. A few adjustment marks at lower left reverse engage the letters UNI in UNITED, but these as-made features require magnification to discern; they are not distracting in the slightest, and there are no worrisome handling marks or other blemishes. This is a thoroughly PQ coin for the assigned grade, and a beautiful Capped Bust Right half eagle irrespective of date or die pairing. BD Die State c/c.<p>The Blunt 1 variety of the 1800-dated half eagle was produced with a single obverse die but four different reverse dies. Mintage figures are not precise for this issue. It is believed that somewhere between 15,000 and 30,000 half eagles were struck bearing the 1800 date. Of these, approximately 7,500 to 12,500 were produced using the BD-2 die pair. Even though the extensive meltings of the 1820s and 1830s thinned out the numbers dramatically, this is one of the more available of the early Capped Bust Right half eagles and is sometimes regarded as a type coin, although by no definition can early U.S. gold coinage be considered common. In fact, no more than 250 examples are thought extant for this variety, and premium Mint State examples such as this enjoy particularly strong demand among knowledgeable collectors. We expect keen interest in this lovely example.PCGS# 8082. NGC ID: 25NW.PCGS Population (all die marriages of the issue): 3; 12 finer in this category (MS-66+ finest).<p>CAC Stickered Population: 6; 7. The former total includes coins certified both MS-63 and MS-63+.From the Chicago Collection. Earlier from Heritages CSNS Signature Auction of April 2017, lot 4267; D.L. Hansen Collection.
