1866-S $5 No Motto MS(PCGS#8300)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3097

等级

AU50

价格

49,642

详细说明

Lovely AU 1866-S No Motto $5 1866-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. No Motto. AU-50 (PCGS). From an important transitional year in the Liberty Head half eagle series comes this attractive 1866-S No Motto example. The eye appeal is exceptional with deep, rich honey-rose color blending with softly frosted mint luster. The strike is sharp at virtually all design features. Uncommonly smooth for the issue, we note only wispy handling marks that are minimally distracting in hand. The San Francisco Mint struck only 9,000 No Motto Liberty Head half eagles in 1866 before dies for the new Motto design arrived from the mint in Philadelphia. With S-Mint gold coinage of the era seeing heavy commercial use, the typical survivor is well worn and often impaired. Survivors of this issue are few and far between regardless of preservation, as most examples failed to survive exportation and eventual melting. Particularly elusive in the finest circulated grades such as Choice EF and AU, the 1866-S No Motto was unknown in Mint State until PCGS certified an example in MS-61 ahead of its sale in our March 2017 Baltimore Auction. The coin offered here from the JBR Set also ranks among our most significant offerings of all time for this rare and conditionally challenged issue. Sure to see spirited bidding. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 3; 12 finer, just one of which is Mint State (MS-61). PCGS# 8300. NGC ID: 25VY. 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.