1846 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Large Date. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.

Glints of pale silver adorn otherwise deep honey-orange surfaces on both sides of this attractively original example. Lustrous and frosty with a touch of granularity to the finish, typical for a half eagle from the 1840s. With survivors of this 395,942-piece issue elusive and typically grading VF or EF, this scarce Choice AU is sure to appeal to advanced Liberty Head gold collectors. The Large Date is the more available of the two logotypes used to produce the 1846 half eagle.

PCGS# 8226. NGC ID: 25TF.

PCGS Population: 19; 32 finer (MS-64 finest).

From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set.

Estimate: $ 1000