1839 $5 MS(PCGS#8191)
1839 $5 MS (PCGS#8191)
December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1127
- 等级
- MS64
- 价格
- 361,791
- 详细说明
- Significant First Year 1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle Condition Census Choice Mint State Preservation 1839 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. Here is a phenomenal high Condition Census half eagle from the first year of the Liberty Head series. Satiny and predominantly smooth, both sides exhibit a delightful blend of vivid golden-orange patina and lively mint luster. Striking detail is impressively sharp for an early date half eagle of this design type, trivial softness confined to star 2 and the tip of the eagle's right wing, which are opposite one another in the dies. Otherwise all design elements are smartly impressed with razor sharp to full definition. As beautiful and close to perfection as one is ever likely to encounter in an 1839 half eagle, here is a significant offering for advanced gold enthusiasts. Christian Gobrecht's redesign of the half eagle in 1839 introduced one of the longest running series in United States coinage. His modified portrait of Liberty is smaller than that of previous half eagle types, with braided hair along the forehead and a bun at the back of the head. The reverse design is similar to the outgoing type, although Gobrecht reworked the eagle to give it a more robust appearance. The 1839 Philadelphia Mint half eagle is the most realistic type candidate from the first year of the series. The 1839 circulated extensively, however, and is one of the few first year issues in U.S. coinage history that was not saved in significant numbers. The vast majority of survivors are well worn with VF and EF being typical. Scarce in AU, this issue is very rare in Mint State with Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth (2008) accounting for only about a dozen Uncirculated survivors. The finest certified by PCGS and NGC are at the MS-64 level, the Larry H. Miller specimen one of only two in this grade to have received a CAC sticker. Here, indeed, is a highly significant condition rarity, a coin that will appeal to advanced gold type collectors as well as specialists in the Liberty Head half eagle series. Provenance: From the Larry H. Miller Collection. Combined PCGS and NGC Population: 10; 0 finer at either service. CAC Population: 2; 0. PCGS# 8191. NGC ID: 25S7. Click here for certification details from NGC.