1879-S $5 MS(PCGS#8350)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3130

Grade

AU58

Price

600

Lot Description

1879-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). Keeping pace with the main coinage facility in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Mint also continued to increase half eagle production through 1879 with a delivery of 426,200 coins for the year. Although fairly plentiful in circulated grades, most AU examples offer neither the originality nor the visual appeal of the Fairmont-JBR specimen offered here. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS# 8350. NGC ID: 25X9. 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.