ON HOLD - $5.00 - 1857-D PCGS AU50 CAC, ex Fairmont
ON HOLD - $5.00 - 1857-D PCGS AU50 CAC, ex Fairmont
Date…….1857-D
Grade…….PCGS AU50 CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…………7000
CDN Greysheet/CPG.….…5700
Population (PCGS).….….….20/65
Population (NGC)..….………11/71
Population (CAC).….....….…4/15
Serial Number……8273.50/46569821
PCGS Lookup Number.…….8273
SCARCE PCGS/CAC AU50 1857-D $5.00
The 1857-D is a scarce issue which should command a significant date premium over the “common” 1852-1854 Dahlonega half eagles. Nice AU coins are challenging to locate, while fully Uncirculated 1857-D half eagles qualify as very rare with—at most—a dozen or so known.
This coin would easily grade AU55 were it not for a few obverse scuffs, the most noticeable of which is located in the field between stars one and two. The color is excellent and there is a considerable amount of luster. There are likely not many more examples of this date which are 100% unmolested as is this piece.
This exact coin is the sole PCGS/CAC AU50 1857-D half eagle to sell at auction. In November 2022, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS/CAC AU55 for $7,200.
CAC has approved just four in this grade with 15 finer.
From the Star City Collection of Dahlonega gold and ex Stack’s Bowers 3/2023: 5062 where it brought $6,600; Fairmont Hoard.
