1871 $5 PCGS MS61
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1871 $5 PCGS MS61
1871 $5 PCGS MS61
DLRC #: 1361718 // PCGS #: 8322
An incredibly underrated date in the Half Eagle series from a mintage of just 3,200 pieces. Only 3 others are graded as such by PCGS with no coins graded finer. A lustrous piece with the typical, expected bag marks, but with incredibly flashy, nearly prooflike fields.
- 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 3,200
| Title | Price Realized | Date Sold |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 $5 PCGS XF45 | $1,100.00 | 07/21/2004 |
