Winter 2022 Showcase Auction – 27 October - 4 November 2022
U.S. Coins and Currency
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Description
1873 Liberty Head Half Eagle. Close 3. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.
Thick, rich, frosty mint luster blends with original honey-rose color on both sides of this lovely near-Mint half eagle. Boldly struck and remarkably attractive for the assigned grade. The 1873 is an outlier in the circulation strike Philadelphia Mint half eagle series of 1862 to 1877 in that is has a relatively high mintage of 224,985 coins. This figure includes examples of both the Close and Open 3 date styles, the former a bit more challenging to locate in today's market. In truth, however, both varieties of the 1873 are scarce in an absolute sense and quite rare in the finer circulated and all Mint States grades. This lovely example from the extensive Fairmont holdings represents a significant find and an important bidding opportunity for astute gold collectors.
PCGS# 8329. NGC ID: 25WJ.
CAC Population: 10 in all AU grades.
From the Fairmont Collection - CBL Set.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 700 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 600 USD |
