1809/8 $5 AU58 OGH PCGS CAC NEWPs with an estimated 35–45 survivors

with an estimated 35–45 survivors across all grades

The 1809/8 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle is one of the most desirable issues in the early United States gold series

leaving its authorship an enduring mystery

In fact no other GEM or finer has sold in over 4 years

PCGS Cert Verification #09261764

1809/8 $5 AU58 OGH PCGS CAC NEWPs with an estimated 35–45 survivorsThe 1809 8 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle is one of the most desirable issues in the early United States gold series, combining a prominent overdate, limited surviving population, and broad appeal among collectors of early federal coinage. As the only known 1809 dated variety, BD 1 is readily identified by the visible remnants of the underlying 8 within the final digit of the date. Struck from a mintage of just 33,875 pieces, John Dannreuther estimates