1912-D 5C MS(PCGS#3874)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3132

Grade

MS65+

Price

1,952

Lot Description

A generally sharp, fully lustrous Gem with lovely toning in vivid steel-blue, reddish-gold, powder blue and pinkish-rose. Satiny and smooth with premium Gem Uncirculated quality through and through. The 1912-D is notable as the first five-cent issue coined at the Denver Mint, and the only one of the Liberty Head design type produced at that facility. Despite a relatively limited mintage of 8,474,000 pieces, enough examples were saved at the time of issue that the 1912-D is obtainable with ease in lower Mint State grades through MS-65. The issue is scarce to rare any finer, however, confirming the significance of the present offering for the quality conscious collector.