1810 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle. BD-4. Rarity-2. Large Date, Large 5. AU-50 (NGC).Glints of satin luster persist in the protected areas around the peripheral devices of this handsome olive-gold example. A few blushes of faint rose iridescence on the obverse add further appeal. The BD-4 attribution corresponds to the Large Date, Large 5 <em>Guide Book</em> variety of the 1810 half eagle. This is the most readily obtainable of the four known die marriages of the date and, given that it is also a plentiful variety by Capped Bust left five-dollar gold standards, this lightly circulated AU holds particular appeal for type purposes.From the Blue Ridge Mountains Portfolio.
