Lot 1832
1862-S. NGC graded XF Details, Improperly Cleaned. Very scarce date. In 1988, Walter Breen in his Encyclopedia stated, "Prohibitively rare above VF, unknown above EF" in regard to the 1862-S Half Eagle. David Akers called this date: "One of the really great rarities of the half eagle series," remarking that he had never seen an example of the date that was "full EF." Of course, the comments by Akers were made three decades ago and new discoveries are sometimes made, but surprisingly little has actually changed since then regarding this date. It is still an elusive coin in all grades. Small pit at Liberty’s nose and some dark verdigris on the reverse near the rim. Only 9,500 struck (PCGS # 8293) .
Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900.
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