Lot 1770
One of the Finest Known 1875-S Half Eagles. NGC graded AU-58. One of the Finest Known of the date, with both NGC and PCGS having graded a combined 6 coins this grade, and only a single coin graded higher by both services. This coin may never have circulated, but does have moderate bag marks on both sides. No doubt this piece, like virtually all the others of the period, was parked in a mint bag propping up some shaky bank out west. As years scrolled by and inventories taken, the coins were tossed about, and the soft gold surfaces show a showering of tick marks. However, the luster is undiminshed, and it blazes forth as surely as the day it was struck. A splendid coin for the date collector.
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