1896-S $5 MS(PCGS#8393)

March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5835

Grade

MS63

Price

3,960

Lot Description

1896-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC. Gorgeous rose-orange surfaces are sharply struck with generally smooth, inviting mint luster. Similar in overall and high grade rarity to the 1895-S, the 1896-S is also a low mintage issue (155,400 pieces produced) that is typically offered in EF and AU grades. Significant as a Mint State survivor, and a Choice one at that, the Fairmont specimen offered here will certainly elicit strong bids from advanced collectors of Liberty Head gold. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS Population: 12; 6 finer (MS-67 finest). PCGS# 8393. NGC ID: 25YL. 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.