1855-O $5 MS(PCGS#8264)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5275

Grade

AU55

Price

6,100

Lot Description

An exciting find for advanced Southern gold enthusiasts, this minimally circulated example retains overall bold to sharp striking detail and plenty of bright, frosty mint luster. The rarest of the three low mintage New Orleans Mint half eagles of 1855 to 1857, the 1855-O has a mintage of just 11,100 pieces. Survivors are thought to number no more than 100 or so coins in all grades. This issue is a rarity of significant stature at the certified Choice AU and Mint State grade levels, the present offering an important bidding opportunity for specialists.