1808 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle. BD-3. Rarity-4. Normal 5D. AU-53 (PCGS).This pretty example exhibits light, mottled, medium rose highlights to otherwise deep gold surfaces. The devices retain plenty of sharp definition from a nicely centered, well executed strike. Partially lustrous, as well, this is a pleasing AU type candidate from the challenging Capped Bust Left half eagle series of 1807 to 1812. BD-3 is the (slightly) scarcer of the two normal date die marriages of the 1808 issue, John Dannreuther (2006) accounting for only 100 to 125 survivors in all grades.From The Des Moines Collection.
