1874 $5 MS(PCGS#8333)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1439

Grade

AU58

Price

5,400

Lot Description

1874 Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. Lovely reddish-rose highlights enliven a base of rich khaki-gold patina. Both sides are boldly to sharply struck throughout with appreciable evidence of a semi-prooflike finish evident as the surfaces dip into a light. After an unusually generous mintage of 224,895 coins in 1873, circulation strike half eagle production at the Philadelphia Mint returned to pre-1873 standards with a mintage of just 3,488 pieces. Survivors are few and far between and most grade EF or low end AU. At the threshold of Mint State, the attractive coin offered here will certainly appeal to advanced students of the challenging Liberty Head half eagle series. PCGS Population: 9; 10 finer (MS-64 finest). PCGS# 8333. NGC ID: 25WN. Click here for certification details from PCGS.