Lot 1108
1847-C $5 Liberty. SEGS graded MS-61. A nice full strike with bold features. A few too many light handling marks thus our grade of MS60 seems more appropiate. 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 over other gold denominations, 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 fell below 10,000 pieces, though 6,879 half eagles were struck in 1861, the final year of operation.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000.
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| Realized $6,325 |
