Description: 1855-S $5 No-Motto Liberty Head Gold Half EaglePCGS/CAC graded AU58+This coin is shown on the PCGS website https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1855-s-5/8265Only 7 are graded higher by PCGS/NGC (some may be resubmissions) First obtainable San Fransisco half eagle. Diagnostic (die chip?) at star 13 dentils is common to all 1855-S half eagles I've seen. Walter Breen in his monographs and encyclopedia suggests that multiple obverses exist with dates high or very high, however I haven't seen his " date placed very high, with tops of 5's weak, and 1 almost touching bust..." variety. The mint mark is located between the VE in FIVE although there appears to be slight differences in tilt and again from what I've seen this tilt difference is miniscule at most. Garrett and Guth in their "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" state, "The moderately high mintage of 61,000 coins fails to truly convey the rarity of the 1855-S half eagle. This issue saw extensive commercial usage and most of the surviving coins are heavily circulated or damaged."David Akers "An Analysis of Auction Records - Volume IV - Half Eagles 1795-1929" states, "The 1855-S is actually more rare than the 1855-C or 1855-D based on its number of appearances at auction in my survey of 377 sales dating back to 1921. I think, however, that I have seen a few more of this date than I have of those two and also more than I have of the typical 1855-O. However, almost all the specimens I have seen are well worn, VF or EF being typical, and I can recall seeing only two uncs and three or four AU's. At any rate, this date is not as common as the mintage, the Red Book, or Breen's monograph would lead one to believe, especially in high grade." PCGS/NGC graded population 260, including resubmissionsMintage 61,000 PCGS CoinFacts suggests a surviving population of 135 in all grades. Will ship via USPS Priority Mail, Registered and Insured. Delivery will be between 2 and 9 days depending on location.
Price: 15500 USD
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
End Time: 2024-11-12T16:11:06.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Denomination: $5
Composition: Gold
Year: 1855
Certification Number: 41789767
Strike Type: Business
Grade: AU 58
Mint Location: San Francisco
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1933
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: PCGS & CAC
