1839 $5 MS63 PCGS....

Description

Lovely, Conditionally Rare
1839 Liberty Half Eagle, MS63

1839 $5 MS63 PCGS. The 1839 Liberty half eagles were the first of a denomination that would continue for nearly 70 years, although the design is actually quite different from the issues of 1840 and later, making it technically a one-year subtype. Most known survivors from the mintage of 118,000 coins are well-circulated, and Mint State examples are rare. The yellow-gold surfaces on this specimen offer rich, frosty luster and ebullient eye appeal. A few of the obverse stars around the periphery are incompletely struck up, but the central details are boldly impressed. Scattered light abrasions account for the grade, and a couple of small dark flecks appear on the reverse, which also shows some strike incompleteness on the dentilation. Despite such minor quibbles, this is a nonetheless lovely and elusive conditional rarity. Population: 5 in 63, 1 finer (9/09).(Registry values: P5)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25S7, PCGS# 8191, GSID# 8883)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.24188oz
Mintage: 118,143

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