Lot 635
1802 B-5, BB-242. Rarity 5 Wide Date. PCGS graded AU-53. CAC Approved. A typical slightly shallow strike with plenty of frosty mint luster still intact. Delicately toned with shades of iridescence about the borders on both sides gives it considerable eye-appeal. Pop 2; 1 finer in 58 for the variety (PCGS # 40089) .
1802 is the year the United States Military Academy was established by an Act of Congress (March 16, 1802), with Jonathan Williams, grandnephew of Benjamin Franklin, appointed as the West Point academy's first Superintendent.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000.
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