1898 $5 MS(PCGS#8396)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1135

Grade

MS64+

Price

1,440

Lot Description

1898 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-64+ (PCGS). A frosty, sharply struck, vivid golden-apricot example that will appeal to collectors of high quality gold coinage. Plentiful in lower grades, the 1898 half eagle is a surprise condition rarity at and above the level offered here. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - Rhone Set. PCGS Population: 16; 21 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 8396. NGC ID: 25YP. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.