1882-S Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-64+ (PCGS). CAC. Delightful rose-gold patina blankets both sides of this frosty, lustrous and smartly impressed near-Gem. With identical mintages of 969,000 coins each, the 1882-S is similar in both absolute and high grade rarity to the 1881-S. Both issues are among the more popular in the 1880s Liberty Head half eagle series for Mint State type purposes, although we stress that with superior quality (as confirmed by coveted CAC approval), examples such as the Fairmont-JBR specimen are scarce. PCGS# 8360. NGC ID: 25XJ. PCGS Population: 40; 23 finer (MS-66 finest). From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set.
