1874-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. A very well defined, vivid reddish-gold and deep honey-orange example of a gold issue that is seldom offered in any grade. Most design elements are sharply rendered, in fact, and ample luster remains. The S mintmark is a tad faint, but not so much as to have warranted a Weak S designation from PCGS. (It is readily appreciable even to the unaided eye.) Highly elusive in numismatic circles, the 1874-S half eagle has a mintage of 16,000 coins, most of which were worn out and eventually lost in circulation on the West Coast. When we further consider that this is one of a select group of U.S. Mint issues that are currently unknown in Mint State, the PCGS-certified AU from the Hendricks Set is a significant offering. From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set.
