1851-O $5 MS(PCGS#8249)
1851-O $5 MS (PCGS#8249)
March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5906
- 等级
- AU58
- 价格
- 34,700
- 详细说明
- 1851-O Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-58 (NGC). This example of the elusive 1851-O half eagle offers rare and highly desirable near-Mint preservation. It is handsomely toned in vivid pale rose and deep orange-gold, and both sides are enhanced by nearly full mint luster. The texture is softly frosted with a just a touch of the granularity (as made) for which this issue is known. The central high points on both sides are a bit lightly struck, but the detail sharpens considerably toward the borders. There is a thin, nearly horizontal scratch on Liberty's cheek, but the surfaces are otherwise remarkably smooth for a lightly circulated Southern gold coin from the pre-Civil War era. The 1851-O has a mintage identical to that of the 1845-O (41,000 pieces), and both issues are of equal scarcity in today's market. As with most New Orleans Mint half eagles from the 1840s and 1850s, grades of VF and EF are typical. The present example, rare at the AU-58 level, is a desirable alternative for the collector who is unable to procure one of the few Mint State survivors. NGC Census: 24; 4 finer (MS-62 finest). PCGS# 8249. NGC ID: 25U9. Click here for certification details from NGC.