1811 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle. BD-1. Rarity-3+. Tall 5. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS). Impressively sharp in hand, both sides also possess even medium gold patina to enhance the visual appeal. Moderate hairlining and evidence of smoothing help to explain the PCGS qualifier, and a few of the individual strands in Libertys hair also appear to have been sharpened up a bit. Two distinctive reverse dies were employed for 1811-dated half eagles, one featuring a noticeably taller 5 in the denomination 5 D that was also used in 1810. Somewhat fewer Tall 5 1811 half eagles survive than Small 5 coins, but examples of both varieties are available for those dedicated to seeking out an example. The present piece has much to recommend it to budget minded type collectors. BD Die State c/e. From the Naples Bay Collection. From the Naples Bay Collection.
