1870-S $5 MS(PCGS#8321)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1076

Grade

AU53

Price

7,200

Lot Description

1870-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. Among the leading highlights of the current offering of half eagles from the Fairmont Collection, this is a significant AU survivor of an issue that is unknown in any Uncirculated grade. Frosty to modestly semi-reflective luster is very much in evidence, and the surfaces display generally bold striking detail and just trivial rub. Pretty orange-honey color blankets both sides and provides strong eye appeal. Here we go again - a mintage of just 17,000 pieces, combined with heavy commercial use beginning in Reconstruction era California, created a rarity in the 1870-S half eagle. Fewer than 100 coins are extant (per PCGS CoinFacts), and most are not choice. This remarkable AU-53 is among the finest certified at PCGS and one of the nicest examples of the issue that we have offered in more than a decade. A significant bidding opportunity worthy of undivided attention. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - Rhone Set. PCGS Population: 8; 19 finer (AU-58 finest). There are also no Mint State examples listed at NGC. CAC Stickered Population: 11 in all AU grades; 0 in all Mint State grades. PCGS# 8321. NGC ID: 25WB. 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.