Liberty Half Eagles
1856 $5 MS61 PCGS. As noted by Garrett and Guth, "The [1856] is usually found only in circulated condition, and Mint State examples are nearly as rare as some of the more readily available Charlotte and Dahlonega mint issues." This boldly impressed example has winning yellow-orange luster, though a number of pinpoint abrasions scattered in the fields preclude a finer designation. Population: 11 in 61, 22 finer (4/17).
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2009), lot 1583.
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