1874-S $5 Weak S MS (PCGS#98335)
March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5788
- 等级
- AU53
- 价格
- 17,350
- 详细说明
- 1874-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. Weak S. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC.
An uncommonly well defined, vivid pinkish-honey example of a Frontier era gold issue that is seldom offered in any grade. Most design elements are sharply rendered, in fact, and ample luster remains to further confirm a short stint in active commerce. The S mintmark is faint, as the PCGS attribution confirms, but it is appreciable even to the unaided eye. Highly elusive in numismatic circles, the 1874-S half eagle has a limited mintage of 16,000 coins, most of which were worn out and eventually lost in circulation on the West Coast. When we further consider that this is one of a select group of U.S. Mint issues that are currently unknown in Mint State, the significance of this PCGS-certified AU can hardly be denied.
Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection.
PCGS Population (Weak S attribution only): 2; with a single AU-55 finer.
PCGS# 98335. NGC ID: 25WS.
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