1861-S FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8291
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 18,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±21.65
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 129
grains (8.24 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark:
"S" (for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle on the reverse
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Significant examples:
NGC AU-58. Ex- Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000,
Lot 7603, illustrated, not sold
NGC AU-58. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot
1402, illustrated, sold for $7,475.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 3 AU-53's.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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