1901-S $5 MS(PCGS#8404)
1901-S $5 MS (PCGS#8404)
Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3147
- 等级
- MS67+
- 价格
- 110,802
- 详细说明
- Dazzling Superb Gem 1901-S Half Eagle Tied for Finest Certified at PCGS 1901-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-67+ (PCGS). This exquisite Superb Gem half eagle exhibits full frosty luster enhanced by bright pinkish-gold color. The strike is razor sharp, and the surfaces are exceptionally well preserved. In MS-67 and MS-67+ both the Motto Liberty Head half eagle type and the 1901-S issue are very rare and seldom offered. This remarkable coin is among a small handful at these levels, is solidly within the Condition Census for the issue, and at MS-67+ is unsurpassed in grade by any example yet seen by PCGS. Produced yearly since 1839, the basic design of Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Head half eagle remained unchanged until 1866, when the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse. The first regular issue United States coin to display this motto was the two-cent piece, introduced in 1864. The Act of March 3, 1865, formalized this practice by stipulating that henceforth all coins of sufficient size were to include the motto as part of their design. The half eagle was made to comply by simply adding a scroll upon which the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed in the upper reverse field above the eagle. With a mintage of 3.6 million pieces and a good rate of survival, the 1901-S is the most plentiful Motto Liberty Head half eagle in today's market. Examples are readily obtainable even in the lower to middle Mint State grades, although the certified population falls off markedly above MS-65 and the issue emerges as an important condition rarity in MS-66 and finer grades. This rare Superb Gem 1901-S represents an important bidding opportunity for gold type collectors seeking very high quality and discerning Liberty Head half eagle specialists. Provenance: From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection. PCGS Population; 2; 0 finer. PCGS# 8404. NGC ID: 25YX. 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.