1801 Capped Bust Right Eagle. BD-2, Taraszka-25. Rarity-2. AU-58 (NGC).

This bright and flashy piece has much to recommend it to high grade type collectors. Abundant frosty luster remains, enhanced by appreciable semi-reflective qualities in the fields. Color is a bright golden-yellow that yields to slightly warmer honey-gold as the coin rotates away from direct lighting. Misalignment of the dies explains the softness of definition at lower left obverse and upper left reverse, but elsewhere we note crisp to full striking detail. A visually pleasing piece well suited for inclusion in a high grade gold type set that requires an example of this historic, popular, yet challenging early U.S. Mint series. BD Die State b/b.

PCGS# 8564. NGC ID: 2627.

From the Dr. William M. Aden Collection.