Summer97's $5 Liberty Obsession
1877


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: HALF EAGLES - CORONET
Item Description: $5 1877
Grade: NGC MS 61 PL
Owner: The Oak Collection
 
Winning Set: Summer97's $5 Liberty Obsession
Date Added: 3/26/2012
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Only 1,132 half eagles were minted at Philadelphia in 1877. Of that number, there are 75 grading events at NGC and PCGS. It’s interesting that the survival rate of the 1877 is much higher than the 1876 even though 1876 was the centennial year. Like the 1876 in this collection, there is a “die lump” in exactly the same location on the neck. The fields are remarkably deep in their mirrored reflectivity and the striking definition is strong on the obverse with slight softness noted on the eagle's plumage on the reverse. A few small abrasions are scattered over each side but none are worthy of singular mention. Heritage 1/09: 4075.

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