1879 $5 MS(PCGS#8348)

1879 $5 MS (PCGS#8348)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1879 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS). A satin to modestly semi-reflective beauty with a sharp strike and bold golden-apricot color. Half eagle production at the Philadelphia Mint continued to step up in 1879, the facility striking 301,920 coins for commercial use. The market achieved parity between gold coins and paper money in December of the preceding year, allowing the latter to return to active commercial use in the eastern and midwestern parts of the United States. The 1879 is much more plentiful in Mint State than most of the early dated Philadelphia Mint half eagles going back to 1862, but it is also scarcer than most later date issues in this series. Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth (2008) use the word "uncommon" to describe this issue in Mint State, which is particularly apt in MS-64 and higher grades, as here. Provenance: From the Silver Springs Collection. PCGS Population: 13; 13 finer (MS-66 finest). PCGS# 8348. NGC ID: 25X7. Click here for certification details from PCGS.