1856-C $5 MS(PCGS#8267)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5080

等级

MS60

价格

168,113

详细说明

Uncirculated 1856-C Half Eagle CAC Pop in all Mint State Grades: 2/0 1856-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. MS-60 (PCGS). CAC. Full mint frost blends with rich honey-orange color on this 1856-C half eagle. Both the technical quality and eye appeal are superior for the assigned grade. The strike is generally sharp and, even, with characteristic softness to the eagle's head and neck. It is as close to full as one could realistically hope to obtain for the issue. Impressively smooth overall, this coin would not disappoint in an MS-61 or even an MS-62 holder. The strongest bids are encouraged for this premium quality offering. An underrated issue among Southern gold coins, the 1856-C vies with the 1839-C and 1860-C as the ninth rarest Charlotte Mint half eagle. Examples are rarer than a mintage of 28,457 pieces might imply, with no more than 250 to 300 survivors in all grades. According to Doug Winter in the 2008 edition to the book Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint: 1838-1861, Mint State survivors number only about six or seven individual coins. While a few more Uncirculated examples have surfaced since then, including the Fairmont-Hendricks specimen offered here, this issue remains a formidable condition rarity at this level. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. PCGS Population: 3; 7 finer (MS-63 finest). CAC Population: just 2 in all Mint State grades. PCGS# 8267. NGC ID: 25UW. Click here for certification details from PCGS.