1854-O $5 MS(PCGS#8259)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1046

Grade

AU53

Price

2,160

Lot Description

1854-O Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (PCGS). A beautiful honey-orange example with smartly impressed design elements and plenty of mint luster. From a mintage of 46,000 pieces, survivors of which likely number no more than 300 coins at all levels of preservation. Even so, this figure is sufficient to rank the 1854-O among the more readily obtainable pre-Civil War era New Orleans Mint half eagles. With the premium quality and extraordinary eye appeal offered here, however, examples are rare. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - Rhone Set. PCGS# 8259. NGC ID: 25UM. 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.