1839-D $5 MS(PCGS#8193)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7057

等级

XF40

价格

63,561

详细说明

1839-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 2-A. EF-40 (NGC). Warm olive-honey color greets the viewer from both sides of this boldly defined EF coin. A touch of glossiness and faint hairlines are noted for accuracy, but there are no sizeable marks, and the eye appeal is quite strong for a lightly circulated survivor of this challenging early mintmarked gold issue. The Dahlonega Mint half eagle series was only in its second year when the facility struck 18,939 examples in 1839. This is the first D-Mint issue of Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head design, the 1838-D displaying William Kneass' Classic Head motif. The 1839-D is an important one-year type in the Dahlonega Mint half eagle series. Liberty's portrait is different than that used on succeeding issues with deep curvature to the neck truncation. Additionally, the 1839-D is the only Dahlonega Mint Liberty Head half eagle that displays the mintmark on the obverse above the date. Beginning in 1840 the mintmark can be found on the reverse between the eagle and the denomination FIVE D. A median rarity in this Southern gold series, the 1839-D has an extant population of just a few hundred coins. Most survivors are in lower grades through EF, as here, although a total estimated population of 200 to 225 coins (per Doug Winter, 2008) confirms the scarcity of this issue at all levels of preservation. The offered coin would serve with distinction in many collections. PCGS# 8193. NGC ID: 25S9. Click here for certification details from NGC.