1892-O $5 MS(PCGS#8381)

1892-O $5 MS (PCGS#8381)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: 1892-O Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-53 (PCGS). A lovely honey-gold and pale orange example of this elusive late date New Orleans Mint half eagle. Plenty of luster remains, the design elements boldly rendered and the surfaces pleasingly smooth for the assigned grade. The 1892-O inaugurates a curious and brief subseries of half eagles struck in the Louisiana coinage facility after the Civil War that includes the 1892-O, 1893-O and 1894-O Liberty Head issues and the highly regarded 1909-O in the Indian series. While not as well known, the trio of Liberty Head issues are far scarcer in today's market, especially the 1892-O. This issue, in fact, vies with the 1856-O as the lowest mintage New Orleans Mint half eagle, with just 10,000 of each produced. Doug Winter (Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint: 1839-1909, 2020 edition) allows for just 100-125+ survivors in all grades, as opposed to 1,250-1,750+ coins extant for the 1909-O. Clearly our offering of this Fairmont Collection specimen represents an important bidding opportunity for the astute collector of Liberty Head gold coinage. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - Rhone Set. PCGS# 8381. NGC ID: 25Y8. 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.