1842-O $5 MS(PCGS#8212)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5238

Grade

VF30

Price

4,148

Lot Description

After only the 1847-O, the 1842-O (16,400 pieces produced) is the rarest New Orleans Mint half eagle. Doug Winter (<em>Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint: 1839-1909</em>, 2025 edition) accounts for only 70 to 80 survivors in all grades. Offered here is a suitably bold PCGS VF-30 with all major design elements fully appreciable. Muted in appearance and lightly hairlined from cleaning, yet with faint traces of mint frost still discernible as the surfaces dip into lighting.