1892-O $5 MS(PCGS#8381)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1490

等级

AU58

价格

36,680

详细说明

1892-O Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). A lovely olive and orange-gold example of this elusive late date entry in the New Orleans Mint half eagle series. Plenty of luster remains, the design elements sharply rendered and the surfaces pleasingly smooth for the assigned grade. The 1892-O inaugurates a curious and brief addition subseries of half eagles struck in the Louisiana coinage facility after the Civil War. Only four issues comprise this group: the 1892-O, 1893-O and 1894-O of the Liberty Head design type and the highly regarded 1909-O in the Indian series. While not as well known as the standalone 1909-O Indian, the trio of Liberty Head issues are far scarcer in today's market, especially the 1892-O. This issue, in fact, vies with the 1856-O as the lowest mintage New Orleans Mint half eagle, with just 10,000 of each produced. Doug Winter (Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint: 1839-1909, 2018 edition) allows for just 100-125+ survivors in all grades, as opposed to 1,250-1,750+ coins extant for the 1909-O. Clearly our offering of the Fairmont specimen represents an important bidding opportunity for the astute collector of Liberty Head gold coinage. PCGS Population: 8; 30 finer (MS-64 finest). PCGS# 8381. NGC ID: 25Y8. Click here for certification details from PCGS.