Liberty Half Eagles 1881 $5 MS66 NGC. No Liberty Head half

Liberty Half Eagles
1881 $5 MS66 NGC. No Liberty Head half eagle has a higher mintage than the 5.7+ million-piece production dated 1881. In a three-year span from 1880 to 1882 the Philadelphia Mint struck more than 11.3 million half eagles, topping the combined half eagle production from all mints over the previous 40 years by some 2 million pieces. This is a frosty 1881 example with a razor-sharp strike and bright mint luster. Bits of Mint grime confirm the original Premium Gem peach-gold and rose surfaces. Census: 16 in 66 (1 in 66+, 2 in 66★), 1 finer (11/23).

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