1846-D/D $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle PCGS AU50

Here’s a great variety to add to your coin collection. Writes Doug Winter, “The 1846-D over D half eagle is a popular variety which is generally collected alongside the 1846-D Normal Mintmark. This variety is so clear to the naked eye that it has been included in all standard price guides of U.S. coins and it is recognized by the major grading services.”

Of its rarity, Winter writes, “The 1846-D over D half eagle is usually found in Very Fine to Extremely Fine grades. It is quite rare in About Uncirculated and many of the About Uncirculated coins which exist are not choice.” However, the piece offered by AUCM is indeed choice, with its great look and original coloration.

Reverse detail of the D/D mintmark of the 1846-D/D $5 Liberty half eagle. Photo: PCGS Coinfacts website.

PCGS has graded 14 of the 1846-D/D as AU50 with 74 finer. Collectors Universe give this variety a price of $5,500.00 in AU50.

The 1846-D/D has a better strike than its normal mintmark version. Writes Winter, “It is sharp at the peripheries and some show completely defined radial lines in the stars and bold denticles. On the reverse, the eagle’s legs are often weak while the rest of the details are rather sharp. The centers may show some light clashmarks. All known examples have a horizontal die scratch below the first star and a series of tiny die scratches past the thirteenth star.”