1856-D $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle PCGS MS62

Condition Rarity Dahlonega $5 Liberty head half eagle!

Do you enjoy owning the crème-de-la-crème of numismatic art? Do you wait until one of the finest pieces becomes available to include in your collection? Well, if that describes you, your moment is here. Please examine the photos of this honey-gold beauty. The mintage of the 1856-D $5 gold piece is 19,786. PCGS has graded 12 as MS62 with 8 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $21,500.00 in MS62.

Gold specialist Doug Winter writes, "The 1856-D is one of the rarest – and certainly the most underrated – Dahlonega half eagles.... it is many times rarer than dates such as the 1852-D through the 1854-D....The 1856-D half eagle is a scarce date. It is typically seen in Extremely Fine grades. Accurately graded About Uncirculated examples are rare and it becomes very rare in the higher AU grades.... The 1856-D is generally one of the better struck of the late date Dahlonega half eagles."

Historic specimen of high-grade gold ore from the Dahlonega mines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.