Lot 1277
1850-C. PCGS graded MS-61. Untoned and lustrous. Only 63,591 struck. The 1850-C is one of the more available Charlotte half eagles with perhaps 160 to 170 pieces known in all grades. This lovely, lustrous Mint State '50-C half eagle earns a fairly strong thumb's up for originality and surface integrity. A wonderful example of the date, and a rarity. The coin exhibits frosty pale greenish gold luster. Very sharply struck with full obverse and reverse design definition, the stars are complete, so too the hair including the sweeping curl over Liberty’s ear which shows its complete form. A sharp-edged coronet with full LIBERTY. And a commendable eagle, whose shield is very finely outlined from a sharp strike by the dies. Only a few very minor abrasions and hairlines are present. We estimate that this example is among the elite Condition Census examples and a true showpiece for the connoisseur and specialist in its grade. Pop 6; 8 finer, 3 in 62, 4 in 63, 1 in 64. (PCGS # 8244) .
Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000.
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