1805 Turban Gold Half Eagle ($5)

Vibrant prooflike obverse and stunning reverse cartwheel luster race across bright yellow gold surfaces with a faint orange glow at the rims, giving this coin lively eye appeal for the grade. The strike is bold with crisp star points and sharp shield lines, and the overall skin looks pleasingly original. Typical for MS62, some scattered contact in the fields reins in the grade, but nothing distracts from the flash. An attractive early half eagle in a current NGC holder that presents far better in hand than most 62s.