1858 $5 MS(PCGS#8276)

1858 $5 MS (PCGS#8276)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1858 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). Pleasing honey-olive surfaces with plenty of intermingled pinkish-rose iridescence. Most design elements are sharply rendered, and there is ample evidence of a prooflike finish from the dies. One of only 15,136 Philadelphia Mint half eagles of the date produced. The mintage for eagles of this date was just 2,521 pieces, as Philadelphia's coinage presses were kept busy in this year churning out 211,714 double eagles. The 1858 inaugurates a run of low mintage fives from the parent mint that continues through 1860, and market appearances are usually few and far between. Prior to 2020, we last offered a circulation strike 1858 half eagle in 2013, while the intervening seven years saw several examples of the 1858-C, 1858-D and 1858-S pass through our sales. Clearly this is an underrated issue relative to the more highly regarded mintmarked issues of its era, the specimen offered here representing a significant bidding opportunity for the astute gold collector. PCGS# 8276. NGC ID: 25V7. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.