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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Traz, post: 1509931, member: 25008&quot;]<b>Picked this up last week.&nbsp; What do you think?&nbsp; Heritage description below...</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>1813 $5 MS64 PCGS. CAC. BD-1, R.2.</b> Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/b. The Capped Bust Left design was modified in 1813, with the bust and eagle restyled and the stars arranged in a continuous arc above the portrait, instead of the 7x6 arrangement of the previous design. A substantial mintage of 95,428 pieces was achieved, with only two die varieties known for the date.</p><p>This coin represents the more available BD-1 variety, identified by the position of the first S in STATES over the right side of E in PLURIBUS. The BD-1 is the only readily available date and variety of this design type, making it a favorite choice of type collectors. The BD-1 probably accounted for 60,000-75,000 pieces of the reported mintage, with a surviving population of 450-650 examples in all grades. John Reich&#039;s secret signature star punch, with the notched outside point, was used on star 13. The obverse die was also used to strike the BD-2 variety of this date, but the BD-1 is the only use of the reverse die.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin offered here is a spectacular near-Gem example, with pleasing yellow-gold surfaces and strong rose highlights at the peripheries. The design elements are sharply detailed, and vibrant mint luster beams on both sides. A few light adjustment marks appear on Liberty&#039;s cheek on close inspection, but they have little impact on the coin&#039;s extraordinary visual appeal. Population: 48 in 64, 3 finer (6/12)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?set=path%5B8%2F5%2F5%2F9%2F8559411%5D%2Csizedata%5B450x2000%5D&amp;call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?set=path%5B8%2F5%2F5%2F9%2F8559408%5D%2Csizedata%5B450x2000%5D&amp;call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?set=path%5B8%2F5%2F6%2F1%2F8561388%5D%2Csizedata%5B450x2000%5D&amp;call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?set=path%5B8%2F5%2F6%2F1%2F8561389%5D%2Csizedata%5B450x2000%5D&amp;call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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