1851-O $5 MS(PCGS#8249)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5259

Grade

AU55

Price

4,880

Lot Description

Bright orange-olive and pale rose surfaces retain appreciable luster in a soft, frosty texture. Well struck by 1850s New Orleans Mint standards with most features boldly to sharply rendered. The 1851-O has a mintage identical to the 1845-O (41,000 pieces), and both 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, scarce in certified About Uncirculated, is a desirable alternative for the collector who is unable to procure one of the few Mint State survivors.