1860-D $5 Medium D MS(PCGS#8286)
1860-D $5 Medium D MS (PCGS#8286)
The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 4487
- 等级
- MS62
- 价格
- 82,853
- 详细说明
- Rare Mint State 1860-D Half Eagle 1860-D Liberty Half Eagle. Medium D. MS-62 (PCGS). Attractive orange to yellow-gold color combines with a better than average strike. While this date and mint are available in moderate circulated grades, in Mint State they are indeed quite rare. The mintage of 14,635 pieces was struck just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, and many were lost or melted soon after they were coined. This example shows satiny luster throughout with appealing surfaces, especially on Liberty's cheek. Rather well struck on the obverse but a bit softer on the eagle's neck. Virtually all show the Medium D mintmark on the reverse; a trio of Large D coins are known but are seldom seen or offered. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers Charlotte and Dahlonega gold coins play to a wide audience. Half eagles of the Dahlonega Mint include no great rarities, but from beginning to end all are scarce. In the Mint State category rarity indeed is the rule. The present coin is very attractive and will elicit strong bids from many directions. PCGS# 8286. PCGS Population: 15; 2 finer (Mint State-64 finest) within the Medium D designation.