1866-S $5 Motto MS(PCGS#8312)
1866-S $5 Motto MS (PCGS#8312)
August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1425
- 等级
- AU50
- 价格
- 38,348
- 详细说明
- 1866-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. Motto. AU-50 (PCGS). Attractively original surfaces are bathed in a warm blend of honey-olive and pinkish-rose patina. Most design elements are boldly rendered, the S mintmark clear and fully appreciable to the unaided eye. Concentrations of light handling marks are out of the way at the lower left and upper right obverse borders, most other areas uncommonly smooth in hand for a circulated survivor of this challenging San Francisco Mint gold issue. A mere 34,920 coins were struck for this historic Liberty Head half eagle issue, the first from the West Coast facility with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on a scroll in the upper reverse field. Thanks to the rigors of commercial use, only a tiny number survive today, the experts at PCGS CoinFactsaccounting for fewer than 100 survivors in all grades. We last offered an example of the 1866-S Motto in 2012, and the Fairmont specimen in this lot is far finer than the typically encountered VF or EF in numismatic circles. A rare and fleeting bidding opportunity for the astute half eagle collector. PCGS Population: 3; 8 finer, just one of which is Mint State (MS-61). PCGS# 8312. NGC ID: 25W2. Click here for certification details from PCGS.