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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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Liberty Half Eagles
1842-O $5 AU50 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. Specialists in mintmarked Liberty Head gold find a challenge when it comes to the 1842-O five dollar issue. As one of several unsung rarities among the early Liberty fives, this New Orleans issue is scarcer than some of its Charlotte and Dahlonega counterparts -- although not always recognized as such. PCGS estimates fewer than 100 pieces are known in all grades, putting it on a par with the 1842-C Small Date and the 1842-D Large Date. This is a pleasing example with still-lustrous antique-gold patina and only pinprick marks. The portrait is reasonably sharp, while the coin shows high-point incompleteness on the eagle's neck, leg, and arrow fletchings, a combination of wear and weak strike. Population: 6 in 50, 6 finer. CAC: 1 in 50, 3 finer (6/17).
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1842-O $5 AU50 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. Specialists in mintmarked Liberty Head gold find a challenge when it comes to the 1842-O five dollar issue. As one of several unsung rarities among the early Liberty fives, this New Orleans issue is scarcer than some of its Charlotte and Dahlonega counterparts -- although not always recognized as such. PCGS estimates fewer than 100 pieces are known in all grades, putting it on a par with the 1842-C Small Date and the 1842-D Large Date. This is a pleasing example with still-lustrous antique-gold patina and only pinprick marks. The portrait is reasonably sharp, while the coin shows high-point incompleteness on the eagle's neck, leg, and arrow fletchings, a combination of wear and weak strike. Population: 6 in 50, 6 finer. CAC: 1 in 50, 3 finer (6/17).
HID02901242017