1884-S FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8366
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 177,000
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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Recent appearances:
MS-60. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg
Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust Collection
Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 1430, not illustrated, sold for $265.00
AU-53. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California Sale",
October 2-3, 2000, Lot 933 @$115.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-64'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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