1896 $5 MS(PCGS#8392)

February 2025 Showcase Auction - U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2055

Grade

MS62

Price

900

Lot Description

Exceptional Mint State quality to represent this underrated condition rarity among 1890s half eagles. Sharply struck with bountiful mint luster, both sides exhibit vivid pinkish-apricot color that provides strong eye appeal. Despite a limited mintage of 58,960 circulation strikes, there are enough circulated and lower end Mint State coins extant for the 1896 half eagle to satisfy less discerning collectors. Definitely an underrated issue at the higher Mint State levels, this is one of our finest offerings for the issue in recent decades.