1866-S $5 Motto MS(PCGS#8312)
1866-S $5 Motto MS (PCGS#8312)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3099
- 等级
- MS61
- 价格
- 281,304
- 详细说明
- Finest Known 1866-S Motto Half Eagle The Only CAC-Approved Mint State Coin 1866-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. Motto. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. Offered is a high Condition Census example of this extraordinary rarity among 1860s half eagles, only the third Mint State 1866-S Motto confirmed in the modern numismatic market. It is a beautiful coin with quality and eye appeal that are both superior for the assigned grade. Lustrous and frosty, both sides display attractively original, rich honey-orange and rose-gold colors. The strike is virtually full, and there are remarkably few marks, certainly none that are worthy of attention. Just 34,920 coins were struck of this historic Liberty Head half eagle, the first from the West Coast facility with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on a scroll in the upper reverse field. Thanks to the rigors of commerce, only a tiny number survive today, with PCGS CoinFactsaccounting for fewer than 100 in all grades. Prior to publication of the 2008 edition of the Garrett-Guth encyclopedia on U.S. gold coinage, this issue was unknown in Mint State. Around that time NGC certified an example as MS-61, sold as lot 3272 in Heritage's May 2008 Long Beach Signature Auction. That coin appears to have since been crossed to PCGS MS-61, although to date it has not been approved by CAC. The Fairmont-Hendricks specimen that realized $38,400 in our Spring 2022 Auction was the second 1866-S Motto to have been certified as Mint State. It is graded MS-60, again without CAC approval. Its counterpart from the JBR Set, offered here, is the latest newcomer to the Condition Census for the issue, where it is ranked as CC#1 as the only Mint State example to have received CAC approval. A rare and significant bidding opportunity for half eagle collectors, this coin belongs in another world class cabinet of Liberty Head coinage. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 2; 0 finer. CAC Population: just 1 in all Mint State grades. PCGS# 8312. NGC ID: 25W2. 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.