1879-S $5 MS(PCGS#8350)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

1091

Grade

MS62

Prix

1 080

Description du lot

1879-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS). Vivid deep sunset-gold surfaces support a bold to sharp strike with soft, frosty mint luster throughout. Keeping pace with the main coinage facility in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Mint also continued to increase half eagle production through 1879 with a delivery of 426,200 coins for the year. Although fairly plentiful in circulated grades, Uncirculated survivors are scarce, especially beginning at the MS-62 level, as here. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - Rhone Set. PCGS# 8350. NGC ID: 25X9. Click here for certification details from PCGS.