1864 $5 AU58 PCGS. Ex: Bass. Formerly sold as lot 499 in t...

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Impressive High Grade 1864 Half Eagle Rarity

1864 $5 AU58 PCGS. Ex: Bass. Formerly sold as lot 499 in the Bass III Sale, where it was described as, "Lovely pinkish gold surfaces with moderate abrasions. Satiny lustre on the obverse; frosty on the reverse. Just 4,170 coins were struck with less than 100 surviving today. This is one of the very finest known, with only two or three Mint State coins known and only one finer example certified by PCGS...Typical survivors grade VF or EF. Examples grading AU or finer are much rarer than Proofs. A true numismatic prize, an extremely rare coin."
Purchased by Harry Bass from Stanley Kesselman, April 18, 1967.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25VU, PCGS# 8296, Greysheet# 8910)

Weight: 8.36 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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