Lot 1472
1859-D $5 Liberty. Medium D. PCGS graded MS-63. A mostly well struck example, just a hint of softness in the centers as made. A fully lustrous example, lightly toned with remarkably clean surfaces for this numerical grade. Only 10,366 pieces struck. Indeed, the surfaces are nicely radiant with each side displaying a brilliant rather than toned reddish-gold color that whips and tosses between lighter and darker shades of luster. Clearly a better than average example exhibiting fine detail to all the high points away from the centers. All stars are complete. Surfaces are free from marks for a coin in this condition. We suppose if one had to describe just one, that would be a faint chattermark beneath the left wing of the eagle. This is being hypercritical since the overall quality surpasses others from this D-mint issuer in higher numerical grade. All things considered, 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 $30,000 - 33,000.
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