1871-S $5 MS(PCGS#8324)

The June 2013 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2478

Grade

AU50

Price

1,665

Lot Description

1871-S Liberty Half Eagle. AU-50 (NGC). Breen-6678, Repunched Date variety. The soft orange-gold surfaces reveal plenty of remaining luster and mint frost among the devices. Only lightly abraded to the unaided eye though we do note some scattered marks under low magnification, as should be expected for an AU-50 coin. All told, still a worthwhile example of a scarce San Francisco Mint issue.