1851-D $5 MS(PCGS#8248)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

6123

等级

MS62

价格

182,020

详细说明

The North Georgia-Green Pond 1851-D Half Eagle High Condition Census 1851-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 31-V. Repunched Date. MS-62 (PCGS). Phenomenal quality and eye appeal for this challenging 1850s Dahlonega Mint half eagle issue. Lustrous and frosty surfaces are enhanced by vivid color that blends deep orange and rose-gold. The strike is noticeably soft both at the borders and through the centers, not surprising since Doug Winter (2013) describes the 1851-D as “one of the more poorly struck Dahlonega half eagles from the 1850s.” Other areas are appreciably sharp, however, with much of the eagle’s wing plumage and most of the hair curls at the back of Liberty’s head crisp. Impressively smooth and not all that far from a Choice Mint State rating, this expertly preserved example will be just right for another advanced Southern gold cabinet. It is one of the most well known and highly regarded Condition Census survivors of this underrated issue. The Winter 31-V variety is among the most popular of the 1851-D half eagle due to bold repunching to the first digit 1 in the date. It also exhibits one of the sharpest D mintmarks of any variety of the issue. Provenance: Ex David Carr; Doug Winter; North Georgia Collection; Heritage's sale of the North Georgia Collection, January 1999 FUN Signature Auction, lot 7701; Doug Winter; Green Pond Collection; Heritage's sale of the Green Pond Collection, January 2004 FUN Signature Auction, lot 1054; Heritage's Long Beach Signature Auction of May 2008, lot 3245. The plate coin for the issue in the second edition of the Winter reference on Dahlonega Mint gold coinage. PCGS Population: 2; 2 finer (MS-63 finest). PCGS# 8248. NGC ID: 25U7. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]