Lot 2425
1850-C $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Only 63,591 struck. Nice strike. A small mark on Liberty's jaw. Pop 16; 20 finer. (PCGS # 8244) .
The structure of the Charlotte, North Carolina mint was used early in the Civil War, after minting operations had been suspended, for rolling copper sheets for the manufacture of percussion caps. The mint's basement and outbuildings were also used during the war for the storage of naval supplies shipped there from Norfolk, Virginia. Some use of the mint was made by local citizens for various social functions, the building being one of the grandest in Charlotte. Only a skeleton crew remained at the facility, though the last Superintendent of the mint, Green W. Caldwell continued under in the employ of the CSA until his death on July 10, 1864.
After the war, the mint building was used as a United States military post for about two years. It reopened as a federal assay office in 1867.
Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000.
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