1894-O $5 MS(PCGS#8388)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

2385

Grade

MS60

Prix

2 640

Description du lot

Otherwise frosty surfaces reveal delightful semi-reflectivity in the fields. Sharply struck in most areas with vivid color in warm olive-orange. The 1894-O (just 16,600 pieces produced) is the penultimate New Orleans Mint half eagle and the last of the Liberty Head design type. The issue is much rarer in Mint State than generally recognized; the vast majority of the 400-600+ survivors that Doug Winter (2020) accounts for are in About Uncirculated grades. Among certified coins few Mint State pieces are as attractive as this rare PL-designated example certified by NGC.