1846-O $5 MS (PCGS#8230)
The March 2013 Baltimore Auction
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 4201
- Grade
- MS60
- Price
- 7,931
- Lot Description
- 1846-O Liberty Half Eagle. MS-60 (NGC). Deep yellow-gold with a decided olive cast in the reflective fields and on the lightly frosted motifs. Boldly struck, particularly for a New Orleans gold coin of the era. Not as heavily abraded or marked as most MS-60 coins, and choice for just that fact. Though 58,000 half eagles of the date and mint were struck, the coffers of commerce in the region put much of the mintage to use. The end result is that the majority of survivors appear in the VF to EF range. <strong><em>Among the half dozen finest examples of the date certified by NGC. </em></strong>Downright rare in Mint State.
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