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1873 $5 Closed 3 MS61 PCGS. Gold production at Philade

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1873 $5 Closed 3 MS61 PCGS. Gold production at Philade
<B>1873 $5 Closed 3 MS61 PCGS.</B></I> Gold production at Philadelphia ramped up in 1873, partly due to a Treasury belief that Federal paper would soon trade at par with gold coin. The 1873 half eagle is nonetheless scarce, and the Closed 3 is the more difficult variety. This generally lustrous example is noteworthy for a strike-through on the field above FIVE. Population: 18 in 61, 29 finer (4/07).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)