1839-C $5 MS (PCGS#8192)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5129
- 等级
- XF45
- 价格
- 74,274
- 详细说明
- Handsome 1839-C Liberty Head Half Eagle
1839-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. EF-45 (NGC).
This handsome example is blanketed by a rich blend of honey-gold and pale rose accented by deeper olive. A few light marks are scattered about, but the surfaces present as generally smooth in hand. The devices retain sufficient boldness of detail throughout, testifying to the overall delightful preservation. Surely a desirable representative of the 1839-C issue.
In 1839, the design of the half eagle was changed to Christian Gobrecht's new Liberty Head design, replacing the earlier Classic Head coins designed by William Kneass. The coins of 1839 were struck using an obverse hub unlike any other in the series that can be distinguished by the placement of the tenth star on the obverse in relation to Liberty's hair bun. Most dramatically, the mintmark was placed directly above the date on the obverse, a placement changed to the reverse the following year. With as few as 400 examples surviving across all grades, this one-year type from the Charlotte Mint is among the most desirable issues for half eagle specialists.
The scarce Winter Die State II of this issue is attributable by the presence of a cud rim break below the date, which is faintly visible on the present example when the obverse is viewed with the aid of both a loupe and direct lighting.
PCGS# 8192. NGC ID: 25S8.
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