Stack's Bowers Galleries

Spring 2022 Baltimore Auction  –  4 - 8 April 2022

Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2022 Baltimore Auction

US Coins and Currency

Part 1: Mo, 04.04.2022, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 05.04.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 05.04.2022, from 11:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Tu, 05.04.2022, from 11:00 PM CEST
Part 5: We, 06.04.2022, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Th, 07.04.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Fr, 08.04.2022, from 12:00 AM CEST
The auction is closed.

Description

1855-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 32-AA. Large D. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.

Abundant frosty luster remains on handsome, original honey-gold surfaces. Reversing the pattern of strike seen in the typical 1853-D and 1854-D half eagle, this piece is softly defined through the centers, yet considerably sharper toward the borders. Impressively smooth with superior eye appeal. By the time the 1855-D was produced half eagles had long been a workhorse among the gold denominations, none more so than those struck at the Southern mints. These tended to enter circulation and remain there for years. The 22,432 Dahlonega Mint half eagles produced in 1855 are no exception to this; only around 150 to 200 examples are thought to exist in all grades, almost none of which are Mint State. With the vast majority of surviving coins at the AU-50 level and below, Choice examples are eagerly pursued by dedicated specialists, especially those few that have met with CAC approval. Truly this is an exceptional specimen of a challenging issue.

PCGS# 8263. NGC ID: 25US.

PCGS Population: 9; 3 finer (all MS-61). CAC Population: 3; 0.

From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set.

Estimate: $ 6500

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Price realized 20'000 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 6'500 USD
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