1846-O $5 MS(PCGS#8230)

The March 2013 Baltimore Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

4201

Grade

MS60

Prix

7 931

Description du lot

1846-O Liberty Half Eagle. MS-60 (NGC). Deep yellow-gold with a decided olive cast in the reflective fields and on the lightly frosted motifs. Boldly struck, particularly for a New Orleans gold coin of the era.&nbsp;Not as heavily abraded or marked as most MS-60 coins, and choice for just that fact. Though 58,000 half eagles of the date and mint were struck, the coffers of commerce in the region&nbsp;put much of the mintage to use. The end result is that the majority of survivors appear in the VF to EF range.&nbsp;<strong><em>Among the half dozen finest examples of the date certified by NGC. </em></strong>Downright rare in Mint State.