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1929 $5 MS61 ANACS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:14,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1929 $5 MS61 ANACS
<B>1929 $5 MS61 ANACS.</B></I> Breen surmises in his <I>Complete Encyclopedia</B></I> (1988) that most of the 1929 half eagles were melted during the Great Recall of 1934. It is estimated that less than half of one percent of the original mintage of 662,000 are extant. Why the 1929 quarter eagles did not meet with the same fate as their half eagle brethren remains a mystery to this day. Fortunately for collectors, at least four original rolls of 1929 fives were dispersed over the ensuing decades (Breen), thus accounting for a relatively reasonable number of available examples in Mint State grades. In any condition, however, this remains a scarce issue. As of (3/08), NGC has certified a diminutive total of 201 pieces in all grades. The next lowest total is 376 for the 1909-S issue. The unusually bright surfaces have only slight abrasions in general except for a long, curved mark on the upper reverse. Sharply struck.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Bela Lyon Pratt<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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