1859-D $5 Medium D MS(PCGS#8282)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

競売業者

Stack's Bowers

ロット番号

1211

グレード

AU55

価格

3,840

ロット詳細

1859-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Medium D. AU-55 (PCGS). This is an uncommonly well produced coin for a product of the Dahlonega Mint, the central high points suitably bold and all other features sharply to fully defined. Satiny medium gold surfaces are generally smooth in hand with strong visual appeal. Mintage figures of gold coins at the Dahlonega Mint steadily declined toward the end of the 1850s. By 1859, only 10,366 half eagles were struck, the second lowest figure for the denomination at the Georgia facility. The 1859-D half eagles entered general commerce where they saw the normal rigors of circulation, but in the economic uncertainty in the lead up to the Civil War many were soon hoarded, leaving a handful of high grade survivors. As with most Southern gold coins, however, the vast quantity of the roughly 175 known specimens are in VF or EF condition, with AU coins such as this scarce. An impressive and significant example that is sure to see spirited bidding among advanced Southern gold collectors. PCGS# 8282. NGC ID: 25VD. Click here for certification details from PCGS.