1904 $5 MS(PCGS#8409)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4059

Grade

MS67

Price

10,200

Lot Description

Vivid Superb Gem 1904 Half Eagle Condition Census Quality 1904 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-67 (PCGS). With silky smooth surfaces, razor sharp striking detail and vivid rose-gold and power blue colors, this luxurious Superb Gem is seemingly earmarked for inclusion in a high quality type set. Despite a not overly generous mintage of 392,000 circulation strikes, the 1904 is a plentiful issue by Motto Liberty Head half eagle standards. Several thousand Mint State coins have survived but, as with virtually all classic U.S. Mint gold issues, the 1904 is a formidable condition rarity in the finest grades. Solidly in the Condition Census, the present example will please even the most discerning gold enthusiast. Provenance: From the George Schwenk Collection. Earlier from Heritage's CSNS Signature Auction of May 2022, lot 4813. PCGS Population: 6; with a single MS-67+ finer. PCGS# 8409. NGC ID: 25Z4. 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.