1860-S Liberty Half Eagle - negative and positive comments welcome

fc

1860-S Liberty Half Eagle - 21,200 Minted

PCGS has graded 28 of these coins and NGC has graded 53.
Heritage has sold 27 of these coins since their archives started in 1993.

Walter Breen once stated that this issue is actually unobtainable
in grades better than XF! Like most other San Francisco Mint gold
issues from this era, examples immediately entered circulation and
became quite worn, if they survived at all. (from heritage).

This could easily be the lowest graded and certified 1860-S around.
Low ball say what? :-P (more like all i could afford).

Feel free to guess the grade and add any thoughts. So much was
going on in the 1860s that i consider it a pivital year for our country.
Folks like Billy the Kid and Annie Oakley were just being born!



Here is the rest of my half eagles in my collection. thanks for looking.

ChrisRx

f-20 ?

lordmarcovan

What's not to like?

oldwestgold

F12. Really nice rare date coin, pre-civil war issue. To find one in any condition is a challange. My favorite years in history are 1866 (post civil war) to 1890. (The end of the Indian wars). Great coin thanks for showing.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Walter Breen once stated that this issue is actually unobtainable
in grades better than XF! Like most other San Francisco Mint gold
issues from this era, examples immediately entered circulation and
became quite worn, if they survived at all. >>

I'll bet at least a couple fell into the dirt, and are still waiting for some lucky detectorist to find.

Alas, I am on the wrong coast to find one of those, but here in GA I keep hoping to find something from before the Civil War with a "D" mintmark on it.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

G06 or VG08

TomB

The color looks quite warm and, if accurate, I like it very much. My grade guess would likely be VG8, but that doesn't mean it isn't a desirable coin.

bidask

crusty

STONE

I like the originality, even wear, and dark colored gold.

coinlieutenant

VG8 or maybe a 10.

J

291fifth

VG8. I like worn examples of rare coins such as this. The stories it could tell.

DaveG

Looks like a nice "no problems, just honest wear" kind of coin.

Nice newp!

fc

It is an ANACS VG08. Quite a few people guessed it accurately
and I think 06-08 is an accurate grade also. The rims have to be
worn down much more to go below 06 and it has to have nicer
rims to go above 08.

I hope to cross it to a PCGS slab in the future for the registry.

Frankcoins

F-12

RYK

Looks like a great coin for your upcoming 5000 post giveaway.

jmski52

A genuine Civil War-era gold coin in original condition, and based on your solid research - not that common. I agree with lordmarcovan - what's not to like?

BigRed

Coins never did have to be unc. for me to like. I like it very much and would be proud to own it.

fc

Looks like a great coin for your upcoming 5000 post giveaway.

i thought that was what peace dollars were for ;-)

thanks all for your kind words. now if i can get my hands on a 1864-S
i will be estatic.