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1892-S $5 MS63 NGC. It is worthwhile to remember that

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1892-S $5 MS63 NGC. It is worthwhile to remember that
<B>1892-S<$5> MS63 NGC.</B></I> It is worthwhile to remember that the 1892-S half eagle is an elusive issue that was produced at a time when few, if any, collectors aside from the legendary John M. Clapp had an interest in mintmarked coins. It was the following year, 1893, when Augustus G. Heaton published <I>A Treatise on Coinage of the United States Branch Mints,</B></I> listing "causes of attractiveness" of various mintmarked issues. The present example boasts pretty orange-gold surfaces with a few grade-consistent abrasions. A scrape on Liberty's chin is noted, and a small dark toning spot near an olive berry on the reverse. NGC has graded five coins finer (9/06).
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