1810 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-3+. Small Date, Tall 5. MS-63 (PCGS).；Both sides of this Choice Mint State half eagle offer handsome orange-gold patina, satin luster and a sharply executed strike. The high quality of this example will appeal to early gold specialists and advanced type collectors. <p>One of four known varieties for the 1810 half eagle, each of which has long been listed in the <em>Guide Book. </em>The BD-1 pairing bears a tall numeral 5 in the 5D on the reverse that was only used here. Just about touching the dentils on the border, the stance of this tall and thin numeral is unmistakable. Roughly one-quarter of the approximately 100,000 $5 pieces struck in 1810 were struck from this die pair. As with most of the gold coins struck in this era, the vast majority of these coins ended up in the speculators melting pots in the 1820s and 1830s. Despite this heavy attrition, the BD-1 is the second most available of the issue with around 200 or so thought to exist. This is an all-around appealing example of a popular variety.；From our (Stacks) sale of June 1979, lot 38. Lot tag included.
