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Liberty Half Eagles
1842-C $5 Small Date AU58 NGC. Variety 1. Die State I. The rarest collectible coin from the Charlotte Mint, the 1842-C Liberty half eagle was produced to the extent of just 4,595 pieces. The first 2,555 pieces were delivered on March 22, 1842, and they are all thought to have been of the present die state (no obverse cud at 12 o'clock). The 60-80 coins that Doug Winter believes are extant include a mere 9-12 pieces at the AU level of preservation. Only five Uncirculated examples have been certified by NGC and two by PCGS, placing this near-Mint representative outside the Condition Census, but making it a highly collectible example of this major Charlotte rarity. As befits an example of Die State I, this coin exhibits an overall sharp strike. The only appreciable softness of detail is seen on the reverse over the eagle's neck feathers, and some of that is due to light rub from circulation. Actually, there is only the barest trace of wear, and the green-gold surfaces display a mostly bright sheen. There is some scuffiness from light handling, but the only worthwhile pedigree markers are concentrated around the obverse date: a pinscratch from the rim into the field before the 1, and a small indentation on the rim below the right foot of the same digit. There is also a tiny planchet flaw (as struck) at 3 o'clock on the obverse rim and in the corresponding area on the reverse.
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2002), lot 8137.
From The Fenn Family Collection, Part III.
1842-C $5 Small Date AU58 NGC. Variety 1. Die State I. The rarest collectible coin from the Charlotte Mint, the 1842-C Liberty half eagle was produced to the extent of just 4,595 pieces. The first 2,555 pieces were delivered on March 22, 1842, and they are all thought to have been of the present die state (no obverse cud at 12 o'clock). The 60-80 coins that Doug Winter believes are extant include a mere 9-12 pieces at the AU level of preservation. Only five Uncirculated examples have been certified by NGC and two by PCGS, placing this near-Mint representative outside the Condition Census, but making it a highly collectible example of this major Charlotte rarity. As befits an example of Die State I, this coin exhibits an overall sharp strike. The only appreciable softness of detail is seen on the reverse over the eagle's neck feathers, and some of that is due to light rub from circulation. Actually, there is only the barest trace of wear, and the green-gold surfaces display a mostly bright sheen. There is some scuffiness from light handling, but the only worthwhile pedigree markers are concentrated around the obverse date: a pinscratch from the rim into the field before the 1, and a small indentation on the rim below the right foot of the same digit. There is also a tiny planchet flaw (as struck) at 3 o'clock on the obverse rim and in the corresponding area on the reverse.
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 9/2002), lot 8137.
From The Fenn Family Collection, Part III.