1861 Half Eagle (1861 $5) PCGS AU55 CAC, Civil War Date.  Another neat choice about uncirculated civil war half eagle fresh to the market. While not rare in the absolute term, this popular Civil War dated coin is not always as easy to find with original surfaces.

Many have been cleaned dipped, or otherwise altered. Usually, this is done on coins which are truly on the upper end of the About-Uncirculated scale, like the present coin, to attain a Mint-State grade.

Luckily for the conscious collector, the present coin has retained its original green-yellow skin. Under that original coloration lay relatively mark-free fields, with no major blemishes to be noted and frosty luster on both sides. This is a very historic coin which was struck in the first year of the American Civil war, which will see its sesquicentennial soon, starting in 2011