Lot 1579
1881 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and mostly untoned. The surfaces gleam with desirable mint bloom so often lacking in lesser grade half eagles of the period. More to the point, the luster is full and complete. Sharply impressed by the dies, as well, the coin displays no weakness on Liberty's curls or the coronet. Neither is the eagle and its shield less than fully defined. In the end, however, we must look at the surfaces and these are what really separate this Gem from the many others near the top of the grading selection. For this Gem to make the grade, the surfaces had to be very clean, and at bottom one would expect this to be a much later date to be so well preserved. An opportunity which should not be disregarded by any serious student of the Half Eagle series. Pop 64; 14 finer, 11 in 66, 2 in 66 Star, and 1 in 67 (PCGS # 8354) .
Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,800.
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| Realized $3,220 |
