1872-S $5 MS(PCGS#8327)
1872-S $5 MS (PCGS#8327)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3111
- 等级
- AU58
- 价格
- 66,189
- 详细说明
- Exciting Near-Mint 1872-S Half Eagle CAC Pop 1/0 1872-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. Here is the highest graded 1872-S half eagle to have met with strict approval from CAC. This coin escaped both heavy circulation and melting, a rarity for an early 1870s half eagle from the San Francisco Mint. It has come down to the present day with full softly frosted luster. Deep, vivid rose-orange and honey colors add appeal, as do surfaces that are pleasingly smooth for the assigned grade. Though 36,400 examples of this issue were produced, even marginal AU coins are difficult to come by, while near-Mint survivors are so rare that this is our first offering for such that we can recall. Much of the mintage obviously saw heavy commercial use, which claimed most San Francisco Mint half eagles produced during the Reconstruction era. A rare opportunity for the alert half eagle collector, this coin would serve as highlight in the finest cabinet. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 1; 4 finer (MS-61 finest). CAC Population: 1; 0. PCGS# 8327. NGC ID: 25WH. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.