1851 $5 MS(PCGS#8246)

The November 2011 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

9497

Grade

MS63

Price

6,900

Lot Description

1851 Liberty Half Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). A condition rarity at the choice level, with a mere half dozen so graded and 2 finer by a grade point. Rich orange-gold luster throughout with clean surfaces and a sharp strike. Faint lines are present on Liberty's truncation from past handling.