1892-O $5 MS(PCGS#8381)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

22204

Grade

AU58

Prix

13 200

Description du lot

A lovely honey-gold and orange-apricot example of this elusive late date entry in the New Orleans Mint half eagle series. Plenty of luster remains, the texture decidedly frosty but with some satiny qualities also noted. The design elements are boldly rendered and the surfaces are uncommonly well preserved for the assigned grade. The 1892-O inaugurates a curious and brief additional subseries of half eagles struck in the Louisiana coinage facility after the Civil War. Only four issues comprise this group: the 1892-O, 1893-O and 1894-O of the Liberty Head design type and the highly regarded 1909-O in the Indian series. While not as well known as the standalone 1909-O Indian, the trio of Liberty Head issues are far scarcer in today's market, especially the 1892-O. This issue, in fact, vies with the 1856-O as the lowest mintage New Orleans Mint half eagle, with just 10,000 of each produced. Doug Winter (<em>Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint: 1839-1909</em>, 2025 edition) allows for just 100-125+ survivors in all grades, as opposed to 1,250-1,750+ coins extant for the 1909-O. Clearly our offering of this premium Choice AU specimen verified by CAC represents an important bidding opportunity for the astute collector of Liberty Head gold coinage.