1856-O $5 MS (PCGS#8269)
The August 2010 Boston Rarities Sale
- 拍卖行
- Bowers & Merena
- 批号
- 1669
- 等级
- AU50
- 价格
- 24,325
- 详细说明
- 1856-O Liberty Half Eagle. Winter Variety One. AU-50 (NGC). Tied with the 1892-O as the lowest-mintage Half Eagle from the New Orleans Mint, the 1856-O was produced to the extent of just 10,000 pieces. Similar in overall rarity to the 1843-O Small Letters and 1855-O, the 1856-O is rarer in an absolute sense than all other O-mint Fives with the exception of the 1842-O, 1846-O, 1847-O and 1892-O. In high grades (AU and Mint State), the 1856-O is the third-rarest New Orleans Mint Half Eagle after the 1842-O and 1847-O.<br /> We offer here a lightly worn, khaki-orange example that is sharply struck in all but a few isolated areas of the design. A somewhat glossy texture and a few wispy hairlines are noted, but there are no individually conspicuous distractions to either side. Closer inspection reveals faint flickers of original luster in the protected areas around the devices, especially those at the borders. Conditionally scarce for an elusive issue that is usually offered in VF or EF grades.
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