1887-S FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8371
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,912,000
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:
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7274, illustrated, not sold
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9009, not
plated, sold for $1,092.50
NGC MS-63. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7621, not illustrated,
not sold
MS-63. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2373, unsold
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 940, sold
for $391.00
Brilliant
Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1757, not plated, sold for $195.50
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre
Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1135, not plated, sold for $172.50
Choice About Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1572, sold for $126.50
Choice About Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September
Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1573, sold for $132.25
AU-53. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 941, sold
for $126.00
About Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1136, not plated, sold for $138.00
Extremely Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1574, sold for $126.50
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-65'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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