1881-S FIVE DOLLARS
OR HALF EAGLE
PCGS No: 8357
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 969,000
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:
NGC MS-64. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7268, not illustrated, not sold
NGC MS-64, Very Choice
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary
Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1750, not plated, sold for $690.00
Brilliant Uncirculated,
nearly Choice. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1751, not plated, sold for $230.00
About Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1131, not plated, sold for $126.50
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 34 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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