Classic Half Eagles
1838-D $5 -- Improperly Cleaned -- NGC Details. XF. McCloskey 1-A, R.3. The sole Dahlonega Classic half eagle issue has a mintage of just 20,583 pieces. About 2% of that figure have survived, and those coins are in demand from Southern gold series and type collectors. The present example displays delicate parallel hairlines but lacks consequential abrasions. The surfaces are olive-gold except for rose-red and navy-blue toning in design recesses.
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