Lot 1785
1849-C $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. This is a full Mint State example with partially prooflike fields and greenish yellow gold luster with a blush of orange gold around the periphery. It is tied for the finest certified by NGC, with one other specimen. Very sharply struck for a date that tends not to be carefully made. Exceptional detail is visible including minute traces of die finishing lines in the fields.
Only 10,220 quarter eagles were minted in Charlotte during the course of the year, much of the gold mined locally, but within a year or so, deposits would be added to the mix from California gold rush gold returning with the miners. The California gold rush was well under way at the time this 1849-C quarter eagle was minted, with hopefuls traveling west to pursue their golden rainbow. (Western gold was shipped back to Philadelphia for coinage, most of which was minted into $20 gold pieces after 1850). Pop 2; none finer.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 23,000.
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