Stack's Bowers Galleries

Winter 2022 Showcase Auction  –  27 October - 4 November 2022

Stack's Bowers Galleries, Winter 2022 Showcase Auction

U.S. Coins and Currency

Part 1: Th, 27.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
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
The auction is closed.

Description

1858-D Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 43-HH. AU-55 (NGC).

Attractive golden-wheat surfaces retain much of the original satin to semi-reflective finish from the dies. Overall sharply defined, and uncommonly so for a lightly circulated Dahlonega Mint half eagle irrespective of date, this endearing Choice AU is sure to sell for a solid bid. Half eagle coinage at the Dahlonega Mint continued to fall during the late 1850s, the 1858-D with a mintage of just 15,362 pieces. With no more than 250 coins extant, this issue vies with the popular 1846-D/D variety as the 13th rarest of 26 Dahlonega Mint half eagles. Interestingly, the 1858-D has a higher percentage of About Uncirculated coins than most other issues in this Southern gold series, which suggests that many coins were withdrawn from circulation soon after the outbreak of the Civil War. Even so, high grade circulated examples, as here, are scarce in an absolute sense while the 1858-D is a formidable rarity in Mint State with only about 10 coins extant at that level.

PCGS# 8278. NGC ID: 25V9.

From the Augustana Collection.

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Price realized 3'800 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 2'750 USD
The auction is closed.
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