1870 $5 MS(PCGS#8319)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5086

Grade

XF45

Price

2,040

Lot Description

1870 Liberty Head Half Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS). Vivid honey-rose color blankets both sides of this richly original example. Boldly if not sharply struck in all areas with ample semi-prooflike finish. Produced during an era when gold coins did not actively circulate in the East and Midwest, the Philadelphia Mint's circulation strike half eagle issue of 1870 posted a mintage of just 4,000 coins. As an attractive Choice EF, the Fairmont Collection specimen offered here is scarce in an absolute sense and very scarce from a condition standpoint. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - CAG Set. PCGS Population: 11; 30 finer, 3 of which are Mint State (all MS-61). To view all items From the Fairmont Collection - CAG Set click here. PCGS# 8319. NGC ID: 25W9. 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.