Philadelphia and San Francisco gold coins from the Civil War reconstruction era (1866-1878)
1874 $5

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: HALF EAGLES - CORONET
Item Description: $5 1874
Full Grade: NGC AU 58
Owner: Desert Gold

Owner Comments:

Appealing Near-Mint 1874 Five, 1874 $5 AU58 NGC. With just 3,488 business strikes produced, the Philadelphia Mint was third in half eagle production for 1874, behind both Carson City and San Francisco. This near-Mint piece is lustrous yellow-orange with glimmers of watery reflectivity in the reverse fields. NGC and PCGS have graded just six Mint State coins between them.

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