1858 $5 MS(PCGS#8276)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

9110

Grade

VF30

Price

1,440

Lot Description

1858 Liberty Head Half Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS). CAC. Original honey-rose surfaces with most major design elements boldly rendered. One of only 15,136 Philadelphia Mint half eagles of the date produced - the mintage for eagles of this date was just 2,521 pieces, as Philadelphia's coinage presses were kept busy in this year churning out 211,714 double eagles. The 1858 inaugurates a run of low mintage fives from the parent mint that continues through 1860, and market appearances are usually few and far between. Prior to 2020, we last offered a circulation strike 1858 half eagle in 2013, in fact, the intervening seven years seeing several examples of the 1858-C, 1858-D and 1858-S pass through our sales. Clearly this is an underrated issue relative to the more highly regarded mintmarked issues of its era, and the premium CAC-approved specimen offered here represents a fleeting bidding opportunity for the astute gold collector. CAC Population: 19 in all grades. PCGS# 8276. NGC ID: 25V7. Click here for certification details from PCGS.