1859-S $5 MS(PCGS#8283)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3085

等级

AU55

价格

91,010

详细说明

Condition Census 1859-S Half Eagle 1859-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC. Fully original, both sides exhibit warm honey-orange color. The luster is richly frosted and sufficiently full for the assigned grade, and the strike is sharp apart from some characteristic (for the type) softness to the central high points. There are no singularly distracting marks, and certainly none that would concern even the most discerning of gold enthusiasts. When it comes to extant examples rarity is the order of the day for this early San Francisco Mint gold issue. The mintage is just 13,220 pieces, virtually all of which rapidly entered commercial channels in the gold- and silver-intensive economy of the American West. Fewer than 100 examples survived the rigors of circulation (per PCGS CoinFacts), the vast majority of which are well worn, if not also impaired. Mint State survivors are exceedingly rare, not surprisingly since there was absolutely no contemporary numismatic interest in mintmarked coinage, and especially not on the West Coast. Even the National Numismatic Collection in the Smithsonian Institution has just an AU-50 for this conditionally challenged issue. Clearly this premium Choice AU with CAC approval ranks among the finest obtainable for the elusive and challenging 1859-S half eagle. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 6; 8 finer, just four of which are Mint State (MS-63 finest). CAC Population: 4 in all AU grades. PCGS# 8283. NGC ID: 25VE. 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.