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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chiefbullsit, post: 2031780, member: 16513&quot;]There are 8 varieties on the 1802/1 Half Eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>The $27,000 coin is the BD-3. It is a R7 coin with only 3-5 known. It has made only 2 auction appearances from 1990-2005 according to Harry Bas Jr. It had 6 bidders.</p><p><br /></p><p>The $12,000 coin is the BD-8 the most common with 150-200 that have survived. I&#039;m guessing the Heritage photos which show very nice luster had lots to do with that price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine is the BD-1 with only 75-100 that have survived. The &quot;IN HAND&quot; look and cool die crack was what sold me on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s hard to find early gold graded less than MS that doesn&#039;t have problems. By problems I mean dings, scratches, spots, unattractive toning and so on. Without looking at all the coins that sold for under $10,000 I&#039;d guess they had some minor problems. I looked at every Half Eagle HA offered last year and only bid on a few, lost them all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also noticed the dates of the auctions and some of the TPGs involved. They could have played a role in the under $10,000 price[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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