1879-S $5 MS(PCGS#8350)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7109

Grade

AU55

Price

630

Lot Description

1879-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC. Keeping pace with the main coinage facility in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Mint also continued to increase half eagle production through 1879 with a delivery of 426,200 coins for the year. Although fairly plentiful in circulated grades, most AU examples offer neither the originality nor the visual appeal of the Fairmont Collection specimen offered here. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - CBL Set. CAC Population: 11 in all AU grades. PCGS# 8350. NGC ID: 25X9. Click here for certification details from PCGS.