1823 CAPPED BUST $5 PCGS MS64

Choice Mint State 1823 Capped Bust half eagle with well-struck surfaces and pleasing satin luster. The date is known from a single die variety, BD-1, adding die-state and attribution interest for early gold specialists. Early half eagles saw heavy commercial use and extensive melting, leaving few survivors compared with original production; the supplied notes indicate fewer than 90 pieces are believed to exist today in all grades. Certified MS64 preservation gives this coin major significance for collectors of early U.S. gold and Capped Head Left half eagles.