1872-S $5 MS(PCGS#8327)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5183

Grade

AU53

Price

1,894

Lot Description

1872-S Liberty Half Eagle. AU-53 (NGC). Similar in overall rarity to the more highly regarded 1872-CC, the 1872-S (just 36,400 pieces produced) is an issue that has largely disappeared through commercial use. One of the few survivors in numismatic hands, this lightly worn AU is bold-to-sharp in strike with minimal rubbing and no individually distracting abrasions. Softly toned in peach-gold color, and conditionally scarce for the issue. PCGS# 8327.