1842-D $5 Small Date MS(PCGS#8210)

The March 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7499

Grade

AU58

Price

4,991

Lot Description

1842-D Liberty Half Eagle. Small Date. AU-58 (NGC). Prooflike yellow gold surfaces with lively luster on frosty devices and modestly reflective fields. A popular Dahlonega Mint issue in an equally popular collector grade. Fewer than 10 examples of the variety have been graded finer than the present coin by NGC, the best of those MS-63.