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Numismatic Auctions
Notes:
The 1893 Five Dollar Gold Piece (also
known as a “Half Eagle”) is part of the long-running Liberty Head
design type issued from 1839 to 1908.
This challenging series is filled with everything from extreme
rarities to affordable, common dates (of which, the 1893 is one).
Like all Half Eagles minted after 1865, the back of this coin bears
the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST."
In 1893, the Philadelphia
Mint struck 1,528,120 Half Eagles
for circulation and 77 Proofs for sale to collectors.
Uncirculated examples of
this date are plentiful, filling up the entire range of grades from MS-60
to MS-64, with MS-62 being the most common. MS-65 examples are rare
and anything finer is extremely rare. The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-68.
PCGS has graded more Proof examples of this date than any other Liberty
Head Half Eagle, including an amazing 70% of the total population
(although we suspect a few resubmissions have inflated the total number of
coins graded). Most Proofs appear at the Proof-64 level, with few
worse and few finer. The finest Proof examples
graded by PCGS are 2 PR-66's.
The finest Deep Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PRDC-66.
Significant examples:
Proof (illustrated above).
Ex - Trompeter collection.
Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof-64 Deep Cameo. Ex –
American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
725, illustrated, sold for $16,100.00
PCGS Proof-64. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 558, illustrated, sold for
$12,650.00 From Stack's sale of
May 1974, Lot 466
PCGS MS-65. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7627, illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 4032, not
illustrated, sold for $632.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 4033, not
illustrated, sold for $632.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 4034, not
illustrated, sold for $632.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 4035, not
illustrated, sold for $632.00
NGC MS-64. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7626, not illustrated,
sold for $615.25
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake
Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1283, not illustrated, sold for
$782.00
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1437, not illustrated, sold for $506.00
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre
Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1137, not illustrated, sold for $138.00
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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