2003 Charlotte ANA National Money Signature Sale #316 - Session 2

1855-S $5 AU50 NGC. Surprisingly lustrous, with light, even wear over the obverse center, and pink-gold colors appearing on each side. Very scarce, an

1857 $5 AU58 PCGS. Deep gold in color with just a bit of abrasion in the fields. No obtrusive marks are present and the luster is virtually complete.

1861 $5 AU58 NGC. A needle-sharp piece with abundant mildly prooflike luster across the margins. The fields are lightly abraded. The 1861 Half Eagle h

1862-S $5 AU53 PCGS. David W. Akers stated that he had never seen an 1862-S Half Eagle that graded finer than XF. Written in 1979, Akers' analys...

1866-S $5 No Motto XF45 NGC. Ex: Pittman. An issue that is seldom encountered at or above the XF level, the 1866-S No Motto is unknown in Mint State a

1866-S $5 Motto XF45 NGC. The 1866-S Motto had a mintage of 35,000 pieces, but it apparently saw extensive use in the channels of commerce, and when f

1867 $5 AU55 NGC. One of only 6,920 Half Eagles delivered by the Philadelphia Mint in 1867, this coin is far finer than the typically offered VF or XF

1869 $5 AU58 NGC. The Philadelphia Mint required only a single day (February 5) to produce its entire delivery of 1869-dated Half Eagles. Undoubtedly,

1869-S $5 XF45 NGC. Precious few 1869-S Half Eagles have survived from an original mintage of 31,000 pieces, and those that have are apt to grade no f

1869-S $5 MS62 PCGS. Even though 31,000 pieces were struck of this issue, attrition must have taken a heavy toll as '69-S Fives are seldom locat...