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1870 $5 NGC MS61

Scarce, Low Mintage Issue

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Item sold in auction: Internet Auction #1006.
Closed On: Sunday, April 1, 2018 9:57 PM.
For: $13,250.

1870 $5 NGC MS61

DLRC #: 1347197 // PCGS #: 8319

Pretty, lustrous example of this key issue Half Eagle from a very small mintage for just 4,000 coins struck.

  • Category Gold Coinage
  • Series $5 Liberty Gold
  • Type Liberty head, with motto
  • Years for Type 1866-1908
  • Strike Business
  • Denomination Half eagle
  • Mint Location Philadelphia
  • Designer Christian Gobrecht
  • Composition 90% gold; 10% copper
  • Weight 8.359g
  • Edge Type Reeded
  • Mintage 4,000
Title Price Realized Date Sold
1870 $5 NGC AU58 $6,100.00 07/23/2007
1870 $5 NGC AU55 $3,600.00 07/21/2004