Lot 2067
1849-C. NGC graded AU-50. Light gold toning with luster still visible. With 64,823 pieces minted, only 600 or so are estimated to have survived.
Half eagles were coined at Charlotte nearly every year from 1838 to 1861, the exception being 1845, when the mint was under repair from a catastrophic fire that had nearly destroyed it the year before. The greater utility of the half eagle and its more widespread popularity with depositors resulted in higher mintage for this denomination than for quarter eagles. The record was set in 1847, when 84,151 five-dollar pieces were coined. Mintages rarely went below 10,000 pieces, though 6,879 half eagles were struck in 1861, the final year of operation.
The Charlotte Mint never produced eagles ($10 pieces) or double eagles ($20), nor did it strike the three-dollar pieces, but Charlotte did contribute to the coining of gold dollars (PCGS # 8241) .
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100.
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| Realized $2,300 |
