Half-Eagle, 1827, capped head left, obverse designed by Robert Scot, reverse by John Reich (Breen 1A, rarity 5), a few scattered marks, choice almost uncirculated, Walter Breen speculated that perhaps just twelve to fifteen examples of this rarity are still in extant, with one of them in the Smithsonian Institution | Christie's

Lot 116

116

MINT STATE 1827 HALF-EAGLE

Half-Eagle, 1827, capped head left, obverse designed by Robert Scot, reverse by John Reich (Breen 1A, rarity 5), a few scattered marks, choice almost uncirculated, Walter Breen speculated that perhaps just twelve to fifteen examples of this rarity are still in extant, with one of them in the Smithsonian Institution

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Half-Eagle, 1827, capped head left, obverse designed by Robert Scot, reverse by John Reich (Breen 1A, rarity 5), a few scattered marks, choice almost uncirculated, Walter Breen speculated that perhaps just twelve to fifteen examples of this rarity are still in extant, with one of them in the Smithsonian Institution