Liberty Half Eagles
1854-C $5 AU50 PCGS. Variety 2. Doug Winter calls this one of the scarcest Charlotte half eagles, as well as an underrated issue in the series. He estimates roughly 30 of the 160 or so coins extant survive in AU condition with only a handful finer. The outer elements are bold, but the centers are characteristically soft. The C mintmark is shallow, as made. Lightly clashed with a curling pinscratch from the talons. Population: 10 in 50, 31 finer (6/17).
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