Description
1858-D $5 Liberty Head Gold Half Eagle
PCGS graded AU-58
PCGS/NGC graded population 270, including resubmissions. PCGS suggests that 165 exist in all grades, with only 10 surviving in MS60 or better.
Mintage 15,362
Variety 43-HH as described in Douglas Winter's "Gold Coins of the Dahl0nega Mint 1838-1861". He has the overall rarity at 17th of 26, and he describes the "SURFACES: The 1858-D half eagle is difficult to locate with clean surfaces. Even higher grade examples show numerous abrasions. The fields are sometimes rough or slightly granular due to poorly prepared planchets." Later he adds, "The 1858-D half eagle is a date that doesn't appear to have seen as much circulation as the issues from the earlier part of the 1850s. As a result, it is generally seen in EF or higher grades. It is scarce in the lower AU grades and rare in properly graded AU55 to AU58."
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