Capped Bust $5 1834 CAPPED $5 MS

NGC Universal ID: 25RM

Coin Information

1834 CAPPED $5 MS
Obverse
1834 CAPPED $5 MS
Reverse
  • Category: Capped Bust $5 (1807-1834)
  • Mint: Philadelphia
  • Mintage: 50,141
  • Obverse Designer: John Reich
  • Reverse Designer: John Reich
  • Composition: Gold
  • Fineness: 0.916
  • Weight: 8.75g
  • AGW: 0.258oz
  • Melt Value: $858.88 (4/24/2025)
  • Diameter: 25mm
  • Edge: Reeded
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Grade Summary

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1834 CAPPED $5 MS
 
NGC Price Guide
NGC Census
Auction Prices Realized
NGC Registry Score
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1/28/04 - PCGS
$19550.00
Lot# 6967 - HA

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1/3/06 - PCGS
$44562.50
Lot# 3478 - HA

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1/4/17 - NGC
$88125.00
Lot# 5882 - HA

5/29/14 - NGC
$76.00
Lot# 60222 - HA

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3,009 3,447 3,817 4,141 4,817 5,264 5,529 5,656 5,786 6,048 6,127 6,286 6,396 6,616 6,684 6,820 6,905 7,077 7,303 7,756 7,919 8,247 8,804 9,918 10,864 12,757 13,142 13,914 15,067 17,373 18,737 21,465 23,312 27,008 34,618
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Description & Analysis

For most collectors the study of early gold is unfamiliar and the acquisition of such pieces is virtually impossible. Most collectors tend to be either generalists or specialists in lower-denomination coins from half cents through silver dollars. But for a few dedicated specialists, early gold has proved to be an especially fertile area of study. Half eagles struck from 1813 through 1834, generally referred to as the Capped Head Left series, may well be the rarest, multiple-year series in U.S. numismatics. An article by Arno Safran in the November 15, 1993 edition of Coin World summed up this and the previous series of five dollar gold pieces and their rarity:

'Half eagles bearing the Scot-modified Capped Head design (1813-29) and the further modified, smaller-size pieces by Kneass (1829-34) are the scarcest types for this denomination. Most of the mintages were either melted by the government or left the country soon after being released into circulation because miscalculations by Treasury officials regarding the ratio between gold and silver were skewed in favor of the yellow metal.?

As a result of the massive meltings, the number minted means very little. What is important is not how many were struck, but how many survived the mass meltings in the 1820s and 1830s.

Description and Analysis courtesy of Heritage Auctions and may not be republished without written permission.

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Census

NGC Grade Summary
  • Total Graded: 11
  • Low Grade: 45
  • Average Grade: 61
  • High Grade: 64
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NGC Census Detail
1834 CAPPED $5 MS Last updated 04/23/2025
 
BASE
TOTAL
 
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0000001000200242000000 11
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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score
1834 CAPPED $5 MS
 
BASE
PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970
4,363 4,681 5,015 5,367 5,747 6,248 6,473 6,685 7,077 7,317 7,651 7,859 8,058 8,601 9,520 11,047 12,718 14,823 17,550 21,127 25,878 32,271 
4,469 4,792 5,132 5,493 5,914 6,323 6,543 6,815 7,157 7,428 7,720 7,925 8,239 8,907 10,029 11,604 13,419 15,732 18,742 22,710 28,009 33,885 
6,543 6,815 7,157 7,428 7,720 7,925 8,239 8,907 10,029 11,604 13,419 15,732 18,742 22,710 
6,614 6,946 7,237 7,539 7,789 7,991 8,420 9,213 10,538 12,161 14,121 16,641 19,934 24,294