1900 $5 PR(PCGS#8495)
1900 $5 PR (PCGS#8495)
Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5180
- 等级
- PR58
- 价格
- 72,594
- 详细说明
- 1900 Liberty Head Half Eagle. JD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. Proof-58 (PCGS). CAC. Handsome golden-olive surfaces offer plenty of mirrored reflectivity in the fields. Sharply to fully defined throughout. Proof half eagle production jumped dramatically in 1900; the mintage of 230 pieces is the highest for any issue in the Liberty Head series. We suspect that the anticipation of increased collector sales associated with the turn of the century prompted Mint employees to strike more Proof half eagles than usual. If this is true, the anticipated demand failed to materialize for, today, the 1900 is only marginally more available than most other late date Proof half eagles of this type. With only 120 to 150 coins believed extant (per John W. Dannreuther, 2018), much of the mintage was undoubtedly destroyed through melting without ever leaving the Mint. This is a particularly interesting coin in that it shows signs of light handling, indicating release into commerce at some point, although it retains ample evidence that it is a Proof. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. PCGS# 8495. NGC ID: 28D6. Click here for certification details from PCGS.