2003 May St. Louis, MO (CSNS) Signature Sale - Session 3

1854 $5--Sea Salvaged--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. A well struck Half Eagle that has the unnatural appearance of a matte proof due to the faintly et

1854 $5 MS61 NGC. Even though 160,675 pieces were struck of the 1854, it is considerably scarcer than other P-mint Half Eagles from this decade and it

1855 $5 MS62 PCGS. Well detailed with pleasing rose colored accents. A few short pinscratches are concentrated about the date. Much rarer in Mint Stat

1855-C $5 AU55 NGC. Winter 23-J, the only known dies. In high grades (AU-Mint State), the 1855-C is similar in rarity to the 1854-C. The former issue

1855-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 23-J. While the 1855-C is one of the easier Charlotte Half Eagles to obtain in lower grades with some 140-150 pieces known,

1856-C $5 XF45 NGC. Winter 24-J, the only known dies. This is an uncommonly high grade survivor of this underrated C-mint rarity. The 1856-C (28,457 p

1859-S $5 Fine 12 ANACS. A typically struck piece that has a few unimportant contact marks in the fields. Just 13,220 pieces were struck, and survivor

1860 $5 AU55 NGC. Somewhat subdued, but with a fair degree of remaining mint luster, the well struck surfaces are rather scratchy, apparently from the

1862-S $5 Good 6 PCGS. The date and all obverse stars are bold, while the bottoms of UNITED and FIVE D have begun to blur into the rim. The reverse ap

1862-S $5 VF25 NGC. The rarity of this S-mint Liberty Half Eagle permeates the grading scale. Although the Philadelphia Mint shipped two 1862-dated Ha