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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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Liberty Half Eagles
1893-S $5 MS66 PCGS. An average certified grade of 60.4 puts this incredible MS66 five dollar gold piece into context. The 1893-S (224,000 coins struck) is usually found no finer than MS63. Coins that were not spent in circulation usually found their way overseas, where they were treated without regard to preservation, being tossed around in transport from one bank to the next. This Premium Gem is the exception. It was clearly set aside and handled with great care. Only two 1893-S half eagles are known in MS66: The Eliasberg specimen, and this coin. Orange-gold surfaces are marvelously preserved and fully struck with tinges of green. Frosty luster abounds. A single mark appears above the date between 89. Population: 2 in 66, 0 finer (6/17).
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1893-S $5 MS66 PCGS. An average certified grade of 60.4 puts this incredible MS66 five dollar gold piece into context. The 1893-S (224,000 coins struck) is usually found no finer than MS63. Coins that were not spent in circulation usually found their way overseas, where they were treated without regard to preservation, being tossed around in transport from one bank to the next. This Premium Gem is the exception. It was clearly set aside and handled with great care. Only two 1893-S half eagles are known in MS66: The Eliasberg specimen, and this coin. Orange-gold surfaces are marvelously preserved and fully struck with tinges of green. Frosty luster abounds. A single mark appears above the date between 89. Population: 2 in 66, 0 finer (6/17).
HID02901242017