Description: 1869-S $5 Liberty Head Gold Half Eagle, ScarcePCGS graded AU50, NFC secure David Akers in his "Analysis of Action Records - Volume IV - Half Eagles" comments, "Similar in overall rarity to the 1868-S, the 1869-S is an extraordinarily rare coin above VF. Only a few EF's have ever been offered at [public auction and not one specimen called AU or uncirculated. The rest of the listings have been for Fine and VF coins, or worse. I have seen a few EF examples but nothing better. The tiny mintmark is always quite weak."Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins" asserts, "The mintage of the 1869-S half eagle dropped significantly from the previous year and remains a rarity today. The San Fransisco issues of the 1860's were all very heavily circulated and most of the surviving coins are very well worn. This date is extremely rare in high grade, with just a couple of examples known in Uncirculated condition. Many of the 1869-S half eagles are weakly struck in the central portions and on the eagle's neck and head. The mintmark is also very small and weakly impressed." PCGS/NGC graded population 241, including resubmissions. PCGS CoinFacts suggest an "Estimated Survival" of 100 in all grades.Mintage 31,000. Pedigree: Fairmont Collection Will ship via USPS Priority Mail Express, signature required.
Price: 3595 USD
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Denomination: $5
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: Gold
Year: 1869
Certification Number: 47145039
Strike Type: Business
Grade: AU 50
Mint Location: San Francisco
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1933
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: PCGS
