1845 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC.
A sharply struck and richly original example with full mint frost throughout. Dominant medium gold color with blushes of reddish-rose here and there around the peripheries. The 1845 is one of the highest mintage half eagles from the 1840s with 417,099 circulation strikes produced. Worn survivors are plentiful by the standards of the early No Motto Liberty Head series, although in Mint State the 1845 is surprisingly rare. This is true of virtually all Philadelphia Mint half eagles from the 1840s, as these coins saw active commercial use in an era when there was essentially no numismatic interest in preserving circulation strikes. It is truly remarkable, therefore, that the present example not only survived in Mint State, but that it did so with such original, attractive surfaces.
PCGS# 8223. NGC ID: 25TB.
CAC Population: 18 in all Mint State grades.
From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set.