1802/1 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-3. Rarity-7+. Centered Overdate. Genuine (PCGS).Although heavily worn (Good Details), a loupe reveals the die gouge at star 10 on the reverse that confirms the BD-3 attribution. This is the only use of this reverse die, the BD-3 marriage producing a mere 500 to 1,000 coins. Writing in the 2006 reference <em>Early U.S. Gold Coins Varieties: A Study of Die States, 1795-1834</em>, John W. Dannreuther provides an estimate of just three to five coins known, although the author was personally aware of just two pieces: the discovery specimen confirmed by Marvin Taichert in the 1960s and the Harry W. Bass, Jr. specimen. Undoubtedly a recent addition to the census of known examples, the coin offered here is heavily worn, as above, with glints of crimson and russet patina to otherwise deep gold surfaces. Glossy in texture with scattered marks and pits, this is almost certainly a well used former jewelry piece. Even so, the rarity of the die marriage is sure to catch the eye of advanced early gold collectors. BD Die State c/b.