1895 Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-67 (PCGS). Gorgeous rose-apricot surfaces are drenched in smooth, billowy mint frost. Fully struck with outstanding quality and breathtaking eye appeal. Produced in generous numbers (1,345,855 circulation strikes) and obviously used extensively in export trade, the 1895 is one of the more readily obtainable Liberty Head half eagles from the 1890s. While repatriations in recent decades account for lower end Mint State survivors through MS-63, this virtually pristine MS-67 has likely been in numismatic hands for decades. For how else could one explain its extraordinary level of preservation? A true wonder coin for both the type and issue that will serve as a highlight in any gold cabinet in which it is included.
