| NEW ORLEANS MINT LIBERTY HEAD $5 NO MOTTO ---MINTAGE ONLY: 46,000. A much scarcer date than generallly realized. OFTEN SEEN IN VF & EF - SCARCE IN LOWER AU and VERY SCARCE in.AU55-58. RARE IN UNCIRCULATED. MINT LUSTER REMAINS WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREAS ON BOTH SIDES. LIKE MOST it has SCATTERED MARKS, HIGH POINT WEAKNESS but does have a STRONG DATE & MINT MARK, STARS ALL HAVE RADIAL LINES, FULL RIM DENTICLES ON BOTH SIDES. PCGS GRADED POPULATION: AU50 (23) AU53 (15) AU55 (21) AU58/+ (26) MS (11) |