Lot 4432
1859-D $5 Liberty. Medium D. PCGS graded MS-63. In PCGS holder 51050972. Nice golden toning. Only 10,366 struck. The surfaces are radiant with each side displaying a nice veneer of warm orange-gold patina. The color seems to whip and toss about as it alternates between lighter and deeper shades. What we first notice is its bold detail. All too infrequently does one encounter a half eagle made in Dahlonega struck with such fine detail to all the high points. There is only some minor absence of detail in the eagle's neck and right leg feathers (hardly earth shattering). Surfaces are virtually immaculate for a Mint State 63 1859-D. If a search had to be made, perhaps a few light contact marks could be picked out on the eyebrow and elsewhere. But these are so negligible as to be forgotten. A wonderful example of this rare D-mint half eagle, one of the finest certified. Pop 3; 1 finer in 64. (PCGS # 8282) .
Estimated Value $32,000 - 35,000.
Ohringer Family Trust Holdings.
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