1899 $5 PR(PCGS#8494)
1899 $5 PR (PCGS#8494)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3176
- 等级
- PR55
- 价格
- 23,166
- 详细说明
- 1899 Liberty Head Half Eagle. JD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-5-. Proof-55 (PCGS). This lovely piece retains nearly full cameo Proof finish, the fields highly reflective and supporting softly frosted design elements. Razor sharp in strike with only wispy handling marks to explain the assigned grade. Only 99 Proof half eagles were struck in 1899, of which just 50 to 65 pieces are estimated to survive in all grades (per John W. Dannreuther, 2018). While it has long been assumed that undistributed examples were melted in the Mint, the presence of this (and other) lightly impaired specimens from the extensive Fairmont holdings suggest that the Mint disposed of many unsold late date Proof Liberty Head gold coins by releasing them into commercial channels. Finds such as the Fairmont Collection are significant not only for the coins that they provide for collectors, but also because of the advances in numismatic scholarship that they often facilitate. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS# 8494. NGC ID: 28D5. 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.