1873 $5 Closed 3 MS(PCGS#8329)

Internet Auction #1003

Auctioneer

David Lawrence RC

Lot Number

8291

Grade

MS63

Price

4,050

Lot Description

1873 $5 PCGS MS63 (Closed 3) DLRC #: 1234594 // PCGS #: 8329 Scarcer than the open 3 of the same year. Only 8 pieces have been graded finer by PCGS. A particularly desirable issue with nice luster and pretty orange-peel toning on the obverse. From a low mintage of 49,280 coins. * Category : Gold Coinage * Series : $5 Liberty Gold * Type : Liberty head, with motto * Years for Type : 1866-1908 * Strike : Business * Denomination : Half eagle * Mint Location : Philadelphia * Designer : Christian Gobrecht * Composition : 90% gold; 10% copper * Weight : 8.359g * Edge Type : Reeded * Mintage : 112,480