1803/2 Capped Bust Right Half Eagle. BD-4. Rarity-4. Perfect T, 3 Touches Bust. AU-50 (PCGS). OGH. A boldly to sharply defined example that retains glints of original luster to olive-orange surfaces. Light glossiness to the texture is noted for accuracy, but to little detriment as both sides are quite smooth in hand with no sizeable marks. A concentration of light adjustment marks through the letters LIB on the obverse is as made. BD-4 is the only variety of the 1803-dated half eagle issue with the letter T in LIBERTY from a perfect punch. Interestingly, the two obverse dies used to produce the four known varieties of this issue are overdates. Roughly equal in scarcity to BD-1 and BD-2, BD-4 is relatively obtainable by early half eagle standards and is often used to represent the Capped Bust, Heraldic Eagle design in advanced gold type sets. BD Die State c/c.
