1843-D $5 Medium D MS(PCGS#8215)

The November 2011 Baltimore Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

9473

Grade

MS63

Prix

21 850

Description du lot

1843-D Liberty Half Eagle. Medium D. MS-63 (NGC). A sparklingly beautiful prooflike specimen, a lovely coin with lightly frosted motifs, highly reflective fields and a sharp strike. Wisps here and there of rich orange toning add to the appeal. While some 98,452 half eagles were struck at the Dahlonega Mint in 1843, the vast majority of that mintage saw heavy circulation in the surrounding environs, the end result being that VF to EF is about all one can reasonably expect today. One of just six examples called MS-63 or finer by NGC, and solidly in the Condition Census for the issue.