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1879-S $5 MS62 NGC. Despite a relatively generous mint

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1879-S $5 MS62 NGC. Despite a relatively generous mint
<B>1879-S $5 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Despite a relatively generous mintage of 426,000 coins, relatively few examples of this issue survive today in Mint State. Between the two major services combined, less than 0.1% of the original production has been certified in Uncirculated condition. The present example shows a bold strike, both on the peripheries and central devices, and a lovely reddish-gold color. Only minor contact marks, mostly limited to the obverse, preclude an even higher grade. An appealing and underrated coin. Census: 41 in 62, 23 finer (12/05).