$49,000.00 USD
The 1806 half eagle ($5 gold piece) was struck at the Philadelphia Mint during the early U.S. Draped Bust gold coinage era (1795–1807). The obverse features Liberty facing right, wearing a cloth cap (often called a "turban"), with LIBERTY above and 13 stars around (8 on the left, 5 on the right). The reverse shows the Heraldic Eagle adopted in 1797: a shielded eagle with outstretched wings, holding arrows and an olive branch in an arrangement copied from the Great Seal, though mistakenly with arrows in the right claw.
All Draped Bust half eagles of this period carry no denomination on the design and have dintilled rims. Engraved by Chief Engraver Robert Scot, these gold coins were produced on screw presses and each planchet was hand-adjusted for weight, resulting in occasional file marks or "adjustment marks" on the surfaces.
The subject coin is graded PCGS MS63+, meaning it is in Mint State with no wear, and has "choice" surfaces with moderate contact marks but solid luster and eye appeal for an uncirculated coin. The "+" designation indicates it's at the high end of the MS63 grade. In fact, we believe this piece is at the very top of a 63 grade and much closer to a 64.
Achieving an uncirculated MS63+ grade for an 1806 half eagle is remarkable – most early gold coins circulated extensively or were later melted, making high-grade survivors exceedingly scarce.
