Liberty Half Eagles
1901-S $5 MS67 NGC. This stunning Superb Gem type coin is as attractive as any business strike Coronet five that we have handled in recent memory. The strike is a little softly defined on some of the stars, the only negative thing we can say about this magnificent coin. The surfaces have thick mint luster that show a touch of rose on the high points, with pleasing green-gold elsewhere. There are just the tiniest breaks in the luster, no real bagmarks to speak of, just a few ripples in the mint bloom that keep the coin from absolute technical perfection. Census: 10 in 67, 1 finer (10/16).
Ex: Palm Beach Signature (Heritage, 3/2005), lot 6986; ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 3508.
From The Soluna Collection.