1915-S $5 OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8531
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 164,000
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:
NGC MS-63. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October
5-7, 2000, Lot 7701, illustrated, not sold
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2430, sold for $575.00
ANACS AU-58. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9054, not
plated, unsold
NGC AU-55. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 259, not illustrated,
sold for $506.00
EF-45. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money Show
Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 852, sold for $299.00
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva
Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1310, not illustrated, sold for $368.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 8 MS-64's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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