Lot 1581
1848-C $5 Liberty. Low Population 1848-C Half Eagle in Mint Condition. PCGS graded MS-62. A total 64,472 coins struck. Rich golden toning with mint lustre evident. Great eye appeal. Tremendous beauty from a very positive confluence of toning shades over the warm golden surface, which collectors like better to see than wishy-washy color; furthermore, the surfaces show smoothness far beyond the norm for this grade category. The design left by the dies lacks a certain robustness on the hair of Liberty above her temple and on some of the stars, but that isn't unusual for this mint's production. As for the eagle, it too is a mix of sharpness (wings) and minor rounding in the design of the neck feathers, legs and claws. About par for 1848-C in other words, although the MS62 grade places it among an elite few, as indicated by the eye-opening census numbers: Pop 1; 1 finer in 64. Low Population 1848-C Half Eagle in Mint Condition. (PCGS # 8237) .
Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000.
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