1855 $5 MS(PCGS#8261)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1397

Grade

MS61

Price

2,160

Lot Description

1855 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Breen-6614. Misplaced Date. MS-61 (PCGS). Subtle champagne-pink highlights are seen on the dominant honey-apricot patina. Although one of the more available Liberty Head half eagles from the 1850s, the 1855 (117,098 pieces produced) is actually much scarcer in an absolute sense than the 1852 and 1853. In Mint State the 1855 is rare, and the present example is of further significance as a bold Misplaced Date variety with the top of an errant 1 protruding from the denticles below the primary digits 18 in the date. PCGS# 8261. NGC ID: 25UP. Click here for certification details from PCGS.