1848-D $5 MS(PCGS#8238)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5051

Grade

AU53

Price

7,800

Lot Description

1848-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 19-N. Die State II. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. Warm honey-olive surfaces display lively luster on this sharply struck and minimally marked 1848-D half eagle. This is an underrated issue in the Dahlonega Mint half eagle series due to having a mintage of 47,465 pieces. It is actually one of the more challenging coins in this Southern gold series to locate in any grade. The present example in AU-53 is rare from a condition standpoint and will appeal to advanced collectors looking to improve upon the typically encountered VF or EF survivor. In its earlier die state, the Winter 19-N variety is the rare D/Low D variety of the 1848-D. In Die State II, however, the first mintmark has been effaced through polishing or die wear; only a faint trace of it remains on the present example along the left side of the upright of the primary mintmark. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. CAC Population: 9 in all AU grades, including coins certified by both PCGS and NGC. PCGS# 8238. NGC ID: 25TU. Click here for certification details from PCGS.