1896 $5 MS(PCGS#8392)

June 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2450

Grade

MS64

Price

1,110

Lot Description

1896 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS). Blended rose-gold patina and softly frosted luster provide outstanding visual appeal for this smartly impressed, nicely preserved example. Despite a limited mintage of 58,960 circulation strikes, there are enough circulated and lower end Mint State coins extant for the 1896 half eagle to satisfy less discerning collectors. Advanced numismatists, however, will have to compete vigorously for the honor of securing a coin that grades MS-64 or finer, as here. Definitely an underrated issue at the higher Mint State levels. PCGS Population: 38; 8 finer (MS-66 finest). PCGS# 8392. NGC ID: 25YK. 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.