1957

From The Stecher Collection.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
From The Stecher Collection.
<B>1857-S $5 AU58 PCGS.</B></I> A partly lustrous piece that exhibits a sharp strike and untroubled surfaces. A few specks of dirt are embedded in reverse design elements. The San Francisco Mint concentrated on double eagle production during its initial years of operation, at the expense of the other gold denominations. Only 87,000 half eagles were struck. Purchased in the 1930's at face value by Karl Stecher Sr. from coins turned in by the public as per President Roosevelt's March 9, 1933 directive. A collector's envelope accompanies, and is inscribed "1857-S 5.00 v.f." Population: 10 in 58, 10 finer (2/07).<BR><I>From The Stecher Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>) <BR><BR><B>Important notice: