1912-S $5 OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8524
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 392,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Bela Lyon Pratt
Diameter: ±21.6 millimeters
Metal Content:
Gold - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±129 grains (±8.24
grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S" (for San
Francisco) left of the arrowheads on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 544,
illustrated, not sold
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 257, not illustrated,
sold for $977.50
AU-55. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March
15-17, 2001, Lot 179, unsold
NGC AU-55. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9050, not
plated, unsold
Extremely Fine. Ex - Stack's
"The University of Notre Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1210,
not plated, sold for $172.50
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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