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1834 CAPPED BUST
FIVE DOLLARS OR HALF EAGLE
(see also 1834 Classic Head Half
Eagle)
PCGS Nos: 8160, 8161
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 50,141
Proofs: estimated 5
Designer: John Reich &
Robert Scot, modified by William Kneass
Diameter: 23.8 millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 91.7%
Silver and Copper - 8.3%
Weight: 135 grains (8.748 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (all dates of
this type were struck at Philadelphia)
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated "Plain 4" examples graded by PCGS
are 2 MS-64's.
The finest Uncirculated
"Crosslet 4" examples graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
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Images courtesy of Hanks
& Associates
Varieties:
Plain 4 in Date
Crosslet 4 in Date
Significant examples:
Uncirculated (illustrated
above). Ex - Floyd Starr - the Rogers collection.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-61. Ex - William Walser
- Bowers and
Merena Galleries "The Rarities Sale", July 31, 2002, Lot 785,
illustrated, "...Breen-6500, B-13. Crosslet 4...", sold for $25,300.00
AU-55. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March
15-17, 2001, Lot 117, "Breen-6501, Plain-4, Without Motto" sold
for $575.00
Choice AU. Ex - Stack's "The Marvin Taichert Collection of U.S.
Type Coins", May 9, 2001, Lot 69, Breen I-3, Miller 172, Crosslet
4", plated, sold for $19,550.00 Ex Charles Kramer Collection
(Stack's and Superior, November 30, 1988, lot 337)
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 2322, "Breen-6501, Plain-4" at $345.00
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2324, "Breen-6502, Plain-4" at
$276.00
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2325, "Breen-6502, Plain-4" at
$327.75
NGC AU-50. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 118,
"Breen-6501" sold for $747.50
AU-50. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 119,
"Breen-6501" sold for $862.50
EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2326, "Breen-6504" at $414.00
EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2323, "Breen-6501, Plain-4" at
$391.00
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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