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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1252 16-17 Feb 2017
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Liberty Half Eagles
1840-C $5 XF40 NGC. Variety 1. A bold die crack travels from the rim through the I in AMERICA and the arrowheads. The 1840-C represents the first year of the modified portrait design and the first time the mintmark was placed on the reverse. Examples are very scarce in XF condition or better. Red-gold colors this typically struck 1840-C half eagle. Surfaces marks are numerous, though not overly distracting as is often the case. Census: 12 in 40, 66 finer (1/17).
1840-C $5 XF40 NGC. Variety 1. A bold die crack travels from the rim through the I in AMERICA and the arrowheads. The 1840-C represents the first year of the modified portrait design and the first time the mintmark was placed on the reverse. Examples are very scarce in XF condition or better. Red-gold colors this typically struck 1840-C half eagle. Surfaces marks are numerous, though not overly distracting as is often the case. Census: 12 in 40, 66 finer (1/17).